Fordham station

Fordham
MTA Bus, Bee-Line Bus
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	March 1, 1841[1]
Passengers
2018	6,746[2] (Metro-North)
Rank	4 of 109[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Tremont toward Grand Central Harlem Line Botanical Garden toward North White Plains Harlem–125th Street toward Grand Central New Haven Line Mount Vernon East toward Stamford Stamford toward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Former services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station 183rd Street toward New York Harlem Division Botanical Garden toward Chatham

Fordham station, also known as Fordham–East 190th Street station, is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and New Haven Lines, serving Fordham Plaza in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The platforms are situated just below street level and feature two expanded side platforms that serve eight cars each, on the outer tracks. The station building sits above the tracks on the Fordham Road (East 190th Street) overpass, and still bears the name New York Central Railroad on its facade. The station is among the busiest rail stations in the Bronx.^[3][4]

Service

Most service is provided to Grand Central Terminal by local

The station is partially served by off-peak local

The Fordham station is the busiest reverse-peak commutation station in the United States. Over 3,000 passengers travel outbound on an average weekday, more than ten times the reverse-peak-commuter number in 1982. In addition, it is the busiest Metro-North station in the Bronx and the third-busiest station outside Manhattan.[8]^{[9]: 178 (PDF p. 3)}

Station layout

The station is adjacent to the western end of the Rose Hill campus of

• Bx41 SBS
• BxM4
• Bee-Line Bus: 60, 61, 62

History

The

Two major milestones of the early 20th Century brought an increase in ridership to the station. The Metropolitan Elevated Railway (later acquired by the

On September 1, 1976, New Haven Line trains began stopping at Fordham as part of regular service, with three trains stopping in each direction.[17]

The station and the railroad were turned over to Conrail in 1976, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad in 1983. Metro-North extended the platforms to handle longer trains in the 1990s, and removed the luncheonette and other local businesses that operated from the station.

Major changes to Fordham station were completed on November 22, 2016. The renovation's scope included a new entrance leading directly to Webster Avenue and 193rd Street, a new permanent artwork, and a rebuilt northbound platform. The northbound platform was widened from being just under ten feet wide to being 19 feet wide. This was made possible with the acquisition of property from Fordham University. At the north end of the southbound platform a ramp was installed. Both platforms received rehabilitated elevators, new LED lighting, new benches and canopies, real-time information monitors, and public address systems.^[8]

In 2018, work was completed on a new interlocking to the north of the station, which was expected to increase reliability and capacity on the line. This project cost $29.9 million.^[18]

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