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{{Short description|Train station in Yonkers, New York, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Yonkers
| style = MNRR
| style2 = Hudson
| image = Yonkers train station front.jpg
| caption = Main entrance to the station, facing downtown Yonkers
| address = 5 Buena Vista Avenue
| borough = [[Yonkers, New York]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|40.9356|N|73.9023|W|region:US-NY_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Metro-North Railroad]]
| line = [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]]
| platform = 2 [[island platform]]s
| tracks = 4
| other = {{bus icon}} [[Bee-Line Bus System]]: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 30, 32, 78
| accessible = Yes
| bicycle = 
| parking = 
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}
| code = {{Amtrak code|YNY}}
| zone = 3 (Metro-North)
| opened = 
| rebuilt = August&nbsp;1912;<ref>{{cite news |title=New Structure is Now In Use |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63341519/yonkers-station-august-20-1912/ |access-date=November 15, 2020 |work=The Yonkers Statesman |date=August 20, 1912 |page=4|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> 2004
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Yonkers}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationNY}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
{{rail pass box|system=Metro-North|pass_year=2018<!--|pass_rank=27 of [[List of Metro-North Railroad stations|109]]<ref name="mta2018" />-->|passengers=2,221<ref name="mta2018">{{cite book|title=METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS|date=April 2019|publisher=Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:[[Metro-North Railroad]]|page=6}}</ref>|<!--pass_percent=0-->}}
| services_collapsible = yes
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak
  |line1=Adirondack|left1=Croton–Harmon|right1=New York
  |line2=Berkshire Flyer|left2=Croton–Harmon|right2=New York|note-mid2=(seasonal)
  |line3=Empire Service|left3=Croton–Harmon|right3=New York
  |line4=Ethan Allen Express|left4=Croton–Harmon|right4=New York
  |line5=Maple Leaf|left5=Croton–Harmon|right5=New York
  |line6=Lake Shore Limited|nonstop6=yes
  |system7=MNRR
  |line7=Hudson lower|left7=Glenwood|right7=Ludlow
  }}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=New York Central Railroad
  |line1=main|left1=Tarrytown|right1=138th Street
  |line2=Hudson Division|left2=Glenwood|right2=Ludlow
}}
}}

'''Yonkers station''' is a [[Metro-North Railroad]] and [[Amtrak]] railroad station located near [[Getty Square]] in [[Yonkers, New York]]. It is served by Metro-North [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]] commuter rail service and five Amtrak intercity services. The station building was constructed in 1911–1912, replacing an older structure.

==History==
{{stack||[[File:Yonkers train station 2.JPG|thumb|left|Platforms at Yonkers station]]}}The current station building was built in 1911 for the [[New York Central & Hudson River Railroad]] (NYC) in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style. The architects were [[Warren and Wetmore]], one of the firms responsible for [[Grand Central Terminal]]. It was meant to be a smaller version of Grand Central; [[Guastavino tile]]s are featured prominently in both stations.

Upon the merger of the NYC and the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] in 1968, the station became a [[Penn Central]] commuter rail station. By this time, intercity service to Yonkers had ended. Penn Central continued operating commuter travel until 1976, when it was taken over by [[Conrail]], which in turn transferred the service to Metro-North in 1983. Intercity service returned to Yonkers in 1989 after a two-decade absence in an effort to revitalize the [[Saw Mill River|Saw Mill]] riverfront. In 2004, Metro-North completed a $43 million restoration of the Yonkers station.

The ticket office at the station closed on July 7, 2010, so that passengers must now buy their tickets from vending machines at street level.<ref name="mta_641">{{cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/serviceupdates.htm?story=641 |title=mta.info - Metro-North Railroad: Selected Ticket Offices Close On July 7th |publisher=[[Metro-North Railroad]] |access-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082802/http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/serviceupdates.htm?story=641 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref>  A [[Metro-North Railroad Police]] substation is in the terminal on the ground floor.

Amtrak's ''[[Berkshire Flyer]]'' began running on July 8, 2022, providing direct service to {{amtk|Pittsfield}} on summer weekends.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Britton-Mehlisch |first1=Meg |title='Sold out' Berkshire Flyer train is rolling towards Pittsfield, after on-time departure from New York City |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/berkshire-flyer-first-trip-pittsfield/article_f94ff45e-fedf-11ec-b9dd-876ac23f615c.html |access-date=8 July 2022 |work=The Berkshire Eagle |date=8 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Station layout==
The station has two high-level [[island platform]]s, each 10 cars long, serving the four-track line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2647944/Operations-Metro-North-Railroad-Track-Charts.pdf|title=Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015|date=2015|publisher=Metro-North Railroad|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>{{Rp|2}} Metro-North trains use all four tracks, while Amtrak trains generally use the inner tracks.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite magazine | last=Pepe | first=Phil Jr. | title=How the CIty of Yonkers Won an AMTRAK Stop... | magazine=New York By Rail | date=2019 | pages=37–39 | url=https://assets.newyorkbyrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-new-york-by-rail-magazine.pdf}}

== External links ==
{{commonscat-inline|Yonkers station}}
{{Amtrak web|YNY|Yonkers, NY}}
{{MNR links}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051017211554/http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/04/oct22_04.htm Governor Pataki Celebrates Restoration of Historic Yonkers Station (N.Y. State press release)]
*[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.935471,-73.902193&spn=0.003899,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.935471,-73.902193&panoid=Zdh4R30kxTQJt1x8tehUsg&cbp=12,325.34,,0,-0.22 Station House from Google Maps Street View]
*[http://untappedcities.com/2013/09/11/yonkers-train-station-offers-a-glimpse-into-the-grand-central-that-might-have-been/ Comparison of Yonkers Train Station with Grand Central Terminal]

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