Bedford Hills station: Difference between revisions
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
m Disambiguating links to Bedford, New York (link changed to Bedford (town), New York) using DisamAssist. |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York Central Railroad|line=Harlem Division|left=Mount Kisco|right=Katonah}} |
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York Central Railroad|line=Harlem Division|left=Mount Kisco|right=Katonah}} |
||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''Bedford Hills station''' is a [[commuter rail]] stop on the [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Harlem Line]], located in [[Bedford, New York]]. It is {{convert|39.1|mi}} from [[Grand Central Terminal]], which is on average one hour away. It is located next to the downtown business district, which was developed around the station. |
The '''Bedford Hills station''' is a [[commuter rail]] stop on the [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Harlem Line]], located in [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford, New York]]. It is {{convert|39.1|mi}} from [[Grand Central Terminal]], which is on average one hour away. It is located next to the downtown business district, which was developed around the station. |
||
When the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]] was built though the community in 1847, Bedford Hills was known as '''Beford'''. This name stood until 1910. The former station, influenced by the design cues of [[Henry Hobson Richardson]] and built by the [[New York Central Railroad]] in the late-19th century, stands aside the current one and, unusually for surviving NYC stations along the Harlem Line, still has its sign. But like many others, it has [[Adaptive reuse|found new life]] as a home for local businesses.<ref>[http://markstime.com/ Mark's Time]</ref> |
When the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]] was built though the community in 1847, Bedford Hills was known as '''Beford'''. This name stood until 1910. The former station, influenced by the design cues of [[Henry Hobson Richardson]] and built by the [[New York Central Railroad]] in the late-19th century, stands aside the current one and, unusually for surviving NYC stations along the Harlem Line, still has its sign. But like many others, it has [[Adaptive reuse|found new life]] as a home for local businesses.<ref>[http://markstime.com/ Mark's Time]</ref> |
||
Revision as of 10:14, 2 February 2021
Bedford Hills | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 46 Depot Plaza, Bedford Hills, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°14′14″N 73°42′00″W / 41.2373°N 73.7001°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Harlem Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bee-Line: 19 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 357 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 1, 1847[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1907 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1984 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bedford (1847–1910) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 226,304  0% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The Bedford Hills station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Bedford, New York. It is 39.1 miles (62.9 km) from Grand Central Terminal, which is on average one hour away. It is located next to the downtown business district, which was developed around the station.
When the New York and Harlem Railroad was built though the community in 1847, Bedford Hills was known as Beford. This name stood until 1910. The former station, influenced by the design cues of Henry Hobson Richardson and built by the New York Central Railroad in the late-19th century, stands aside the current one and, unusually for surviving NYC stations along the Harlem Line, still has its sign. But like many others, it has found new life as a home for local businesses.[3]
This station is located in the Zone 6 Metro-North fare zone.
Station layout
This station has one six-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions.[4]: 12
| M | Mezzanine | Exit/entrance and parking |
| P Platform level |
Track 2 | ← Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Mount Kisco) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right 
| ||
| Track 1 | Harlem Line toward Southeast (Katonah) → | |
Notes
- ^ Dana 1866, p. 216.
- ^ "New York and Harlem Railroad ---- Winter Arrangement". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 12, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mark's Time
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
References
- Dana, William B. (1866). The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 55. New York, New York: William B. Dana. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
External links
Media related to Bedford Hills (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Bedford Hills
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Bedford Hills Metro-North station (The SubwayNut)
- Station from Google Maps Street View
  | This New York train station–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |