Fordham station
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]
For the station in England that closed in 1965, see Fordham railway station.
Service[edit]
Most service is provided to Grand Central Terminal by local Harlem Line trains from and to North White Plains. These trains run at least every half-hour. However, during the reverse peak (outbound mornings and inbound evenings), express trains to and from Southeast also serve the station. On early weekend mornings and late evenings, a few express trains to and from Southeast stop here as well.
The station is partially served by off-peak local New Haven Line trains to and from Stamford and some peak trains. It is the only station in the Bronx that New Haven Line trains serve daily. Until 2019, New Haven Line trains to Grand Central could only discharge passengers while trains to Connecticut could only pick up passengers. Those going to and from Manhattan had to use the Harlem Line. This is due to Metro-North's operating agreement with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT), which dates to the 19th century.[5] Beginning April 14, 2019, passengers heading to and from Manhattan can also travel on New Haven Line trains. This was a result of an agreement reached with CDOT, under which revenue from tickets between Fordham and Manhattan would be split between Metro-North and CDOT.[6][7]
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)
The station is adjacent to the western end of the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University. It is part of the Fordham Plaza complex, served by several MTA and Bee-Line bus routes that operate through the Bronx and Westchester County. The station has two high-level side platforms, each eight cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track line.[10]: 9 Both are accessible via stairways from the station building and from Fordham Plaza. There are also elevators from each platform to the station building.
The Fordham Plaza Bus Terminal is located on the south side of East Fordham Road, across from the headhouse. It is a terminal for routes serving the Bronx and southern Westchester County:
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