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Mount Vernon West
Mount Vernon West
	The two center tracks at Mount Vernon West station looking south
General information
Location	1 Mount Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates	40°54′47″N 73°51′01″W / 40.9130°N 73.8502°W
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System 7, 26, 91
Construction
Parking	221 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1914
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Mount Vernon (????–June 18, 1973)
Passengers
2018	1,765 (Metro-North)
Rank	36 of 109
Services
Former services
Location
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Mount Vernon West station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Mount Vernon, New York. One train from Grand Central Terminal terminates here in the PM Rush.

History

The Mount Vernon West station was originally built in the early 1840s by the New York and Harlem Railroad along the median of what is today MacQuestor Parkway just south of Mount Vernon Avenue. The line was electrified and realigned in southern Mount Vernon by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and commissioned the architectural firm of Warren and Wetmore to build a new station along the realigned segment in 1914,^[4] although the bridge over Mount Vernon Avenue was built in 1910. As with most NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station once the NYC & Pennsylvania Railroads merged in 1968, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad.

Penn Central changed the station name on June 18, 1973 to Mount Vernon West to prevent confusion with the Mount Vernon station opened on the New Haven Division.^[2]

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level island platforms, each 12 cars long.^[5]^: 10 Its ticket office and waiting area are at the bottom level of the Bank of New York building on Mount Vernon Avenue.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,172 and there are 221 parking spots.^[6] The station house which is addressed at 156 South West Street and still bears the name New York Central Railroad on its façade,^[7] is used primarily for retail, and tickets can be purchased from beneath the platforms.

References

^ "Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York". Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Railroad to Cut Out 25 Trains". Patent Trader. Mount Kisco, New York. June 9, 1973. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Mount Vernon; G.W. Bromley & Co., 34 Pine Street, New York, 1914 (David Rumsey Map Collection)
^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
^ New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuter rail info
^ DanTD (April 21, 2011). File:Mount Vernon West Station; NYCRR Building.JPG (photograph). Retrieved November 15, 2012. {{cite AV media}}: External link in |people= (help)

External links

Media related to Mount Vernon West (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York". Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2010.

[1973rename-2] "Railroad to Cut Out 25 Trains". Patent Trader. Mount Kisco, New York. June 9, 1973. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[mta2018-3] METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.

[4] Mount Vernon; G.W. Bromley & Co., 34 Pine Street, New York, 1914 (David Rumsey Map Collection)

[5] "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[6] New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuter rail info

[7] DanTD (April 21, 2011). File:Mount Vernon West Station; NYCRR Building.JPG (photograph). Retrieved November 15, 2012. {{cite AV media}}: External link in |people= (help)

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+{{distinguish|Mount Vernon East station}}
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+| electrified = 700[[volt|V]] ([[Direct current|DC]]) [[third rail]]
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-The '''Mount Vernon West station''' is a [[commuter rail]] stop on the [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Harlem Line]], located in [[Mount Vernon, New York]]. It is the southernmost stop on the Harlem Line in [[Westchester County, New York]]. It is {{convert|13.1|mi|km}} from [[Grand Central Terminal]]. Its ticket office and waiting area are at the bottom level of the [[Bank of New York]] building on Mount Vernon Avenue.
+'''Mount Vernon West station''' is a [[commuter rail]] stop on the [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Harlem Line]], located in [[Mount Vernon, New York]]. One train from [[Grand Central Terminal]] terminates here in the PM Rush.
-This station is the southernmost station in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone.
 ==History==
-The Mount Vernon West station was originally built in the early 1840s by the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]] along the median of what is today MacQuestor Parkway just south of Mount Vernon Avenue. The line was electrified and realigned in southern Mount Vernon by the [[New York Central and Hudson River Railroad]] and commissioned the architectural firm of [[Warren and Wetmore]] to build a new station along the realigned segment in 1914,<ref>[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~30025~1140317:Mount-Vernon---G-W--Bromley-&-Co-,-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/when/1914;q:mount%2Bvernon%2Bny;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=8&trs=24 Mount Vernon; G.W. Bromley & Co., 34 Pine Street, New York, 1914 (David Rumsey Map Collection)]</ref> although the bridge over Mount Vernon Avenue was built in 1910. As with most NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a [[Penn Central]] station once the NYC & [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]s merged in 1968, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,172 and there are 221 parking spots.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuter rail info]</ref> The station house which is addressed at 156 South West Street and still bears the name New York Central Railroad on its façade,<ref>{{cite video |people=[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DanTD DanTD]  |date=April 21, 2011 |title=File:Mount Vernon West Station; NYCRR Building.JPG
+The Mount Vernon West station was originally built in the early 1840s by the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]] along the median of what is today MacQuestor Parkway just south of Mount Vernon Avenue. The line was electrified and realigned in southern Mount Vernon by the [[New York Central and Hudson River Railroad]] and commissioned the architectural firm of [[Warren and Wetmore]] to build a new station along the realigned segment in 1914,<ref>[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~30025~1140317:Mount-Vernon---G-W--Bromley-&-Co-,-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/when/1914;q:mount%2Bvernon%2Bny;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=8&trs=24 Mount Vernon; G.W. Bromley & Co., 34 Pine Street, New York, 1914 (David Rumsey Map Collection)]</ref> although the bridge over Mount Vernon Avenue was built in 1910. As with most NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a [[Penn Central]] station once the NYC & [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]s merged in 1968, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad.
+Penn Central changed the station name on June&nbsp;18, 1973 to Mount Vernon West to prevent confusion with the [[Mount Vernon East station|Mount Vernon station]] opened on the [[New Haven Line|New Haven Division]].<ref name="1973rename" />
- |url= http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Vernon_West_Station;_NYCRR_Building.JPG |medium= photograph |accessdate= November 15, 2012 }}</ref> is used primarily for retail, and tickets can be purchased from beneath the platforms.
 ==Station layout==
+The station has two slightly offset high-level [[island platform]]s, each 12 cars long.<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|10}} Its ticket office and waiting area are at the bottom level of the [[Bank of New York]] building on Mount Vernon Avenue.
-This station has two slightly offset high-level [[island platform]]s, each 12 cars long.
+As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,172 and there are 221 parking spots.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuter rail info]</ref> The station house which is addressed at 156 South West Street and still bears the name New York Central Railroad on its façade,<ref>{{cite video |people=[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DanTD DanTD]  |date=April 21, 2011 |title=File:Mount Vernon West Station; NYCRR Building.JPG
-{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
+ |url= http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Vernon_West_Station;_NYCRR_Building.JPG |medium= photograph |access-date= November 15, 2012 }}</ref> is used primarily for retail, and tickets can be purchased from beneath the platforms.
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''P<br>Platform level'''
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Track '''4'''
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|← '''[[Harlem Line|<span style=color:#{{MNR color|Harlem}}>Harlem Line</span>]]''' toward [[Grand Central Terminal|Grand Central]] <small>([[Wakefield (Metro-North station)|Wakefield]])</small>
-|-
-|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left or right {{access icon}}</small>
-|-
-|width=100|Track '''2'''
-|width=500|← '''[[Harlem Line|<span style=color:#{{MNR color|Harlem}}>Harlem Line</span>]]''' toward [[Grand Central Terminal|Grand Central]] <small>([[Wakefield (Metro-North station)|Wakefield]])</small><br>← '''[[Harlem Line|<span style=color:#{{MNR color|Harlem}}>Harlem Line</span>]]''' does not stop here
-|-
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Track '''1'''
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|'''[[Harlem Line|<span style=color:#{{MNR color|Harlem}}>Harlem Line</span>]]''' does not stop here →<br>'''[[Harlem Line|<span style=color:#{{MNR color|Harlem}}>Harlem Line</span>]]''' toward [[North White Plains (Metro-North station)|North White Plains]], [[Southeast (Metro-North station)|Southeast]] or [[Wassaic (Metro-North station)|Wassaic]] <small>([[Fleetwood (Metro-North station)|Fleetwood]])</small> →
-|-
-|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left or right {{access icon}}</small>
-|-
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Track '''3'''
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''[[Harlem Line|<span style=color:#{{MNR color|Harlem}}>Harlem Line</span>]]''' toward [[North White Plains (Metro-North station)|North White Plains]], [[Southeast (Metro-North station)|Southeast]] or [[Wassaic (Metro-North station)|Wassaic]] <small>([[Fleetwood (Metro-North station)|Fleetwood]])</small> →
-|-
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=75|'''G'''
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=100|Street level
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-|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *{{Commonscat-inline|Mount Vernon West (Metro-North station)}}
+{{MNR links}}
-*[http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=118 Metro-North Railroad - Mount Vernon West]
-*[http://as0.mta.info/mnr/mstations/station_status_display.cfm?P_AVIS_ID=90 List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA]
 * [http://www.google.com/maps/@40.913314,-73.8496384,3a,75y,260.14h,86.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGJoaGIdJzzykemvG92aizg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Entrance from Google Maps Street View]
 *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mount+Vernon+West/@40.9126511,-73.8505936,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-8AkfZiz0v4c%2FWIwU5CHHiaI%2FAAAAAAAAdoo%2FFCsxinDD8nwuyxjMgWGeoUsNrt4GZ9CHACLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-8AkfZiz0v4c%2FWIwU5CHHiaI%2FAAAAAAAAdoo%2FFCsxinDD8nwuyxjMgWGeoUsNrt4GZ9CHACLIB%2Fw129-h106-k-no-pi-0-ya184-ro0-fo100%2F!7i9728!8i4864!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x38078614c9663161!8m2!3d40.912714!4d-73.850449!6m1!1e1 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]