Riverdale station (Metro-North)
Riverdale | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronx, New York | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°54′16″N 73°54′50″W / 40.90444°N 73.9139°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metro-North Railroad | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hudson Line (Metro-North) | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
Connections | Hudson Rail Link: A, B, C, D | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 153 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
June 23, 1982 | Station depot burned[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 692[2] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||
Rank | 66 of 109[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|
Riverdale station (also known as Riverdale–West 254th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The Riverdale station, located at the foot of West 254th Street, is the northernmost Metro-North station in the Bronx. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 543 and there were 153 parking spaces.[3][needs update]
History
The former New York Central Railroad depot at the location burned down on the morning of June 23, 1982, after a suspicious fire, requiring two trains to bypass the station.[1]
In 1991 the Hudson Rail Link opened as a feeder bus service operated by Atlantic Express to connect the Riverdale neighborhood to the Metro-North station. The Hudson Rail Link is now operated by Consolidated Bus Transit after Atlantic Express declared bankruptcy in 2014.[4]
The Riverdale Waterfront Promenade was inaugurated in 2005 by mayor Michael Bloomberg, created to improve riverside access to local residents. Access to the park is only through the station.[5]
Under the 2015–2019
Station layout
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Southbound_Metro_North_Train%2C_Riverdale%2C_Bronx%2C_NY.jpg/220px-Southbound_Metro_North_Train%2C_Riverdale%2C_Bronx%2C_NY.jpg)
The station has two high-level,
Next to the station's southbound platform lies the Riverdale Waterfront Promenade and Fishing Access Site. The park is 20 feet (6.1 m) wide and 600 feet (180 m) long."[5]
References
- ^ a b "'Suspicious' Blaze Wrecks Station" (PDF). The Riverdale Press. June 24, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ a b METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "Hudson Line". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ Shahrigian, Shant (January 8, 2014). "New operator takes over Hudson Rail Link buses". The Riverdale Press. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Lueck, Thomas J. (December 5, 2006). "On a Sliver of the Bronx, a Waterfront Respite". The New York Times. p. B.2. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad to Make Design Improvements to Five Stations Under Enhanced Stations Initiative Program". MTA. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
External links
Media related to Riverdale (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons