Pelham station

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Pelham
M2 at Pelham.jpg
A train departing Pelham station in April 2011
General information
Location1 Pelhamwood Avenue
Pelham, New York
Coordinates 40°54′47″N73°48′37″W / 40.912961°N 73.810251°W / 40.912961; -73.810251
Owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s) New Haven Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Bee-Line Bus System: 53
Construction
Parking234 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone12
History
Opened1893 [1]
Passengers
20183,163 daily boardings [2]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad Following station
Mount Vernon East New Haven Line New Rochelle
toward Stamford
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Columbus Avenue
toward New York
Main Line New Rochelle
toward New Haven

Pelham station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Pelham, New York. The station is one mile west of the New Haven Line's junction of the Northeast Corridor, and is located just east of the end of third rail power and start of overhead catenary power. [3]

Contents

History

The Pelham station was built in 1893 by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central in 1969, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad. As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,284, and there are 356 parking spots. [4]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long. [5] :18

The Pelham station has the lowest number of parking spaces among all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County. The two main parking lots consist of the one at the given address along Pelhamwood Avenue along the New York City-bound platforms, and along First Street along the New Haven-bound platforms that can be entered across from the intersection with Corlies Avenue. Both parking lots are between Wolf's Lane and Highbrook Avenue. Street-side parking is available along First Street west of the parking lot entrance across from Nyac Avenue.

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References

  1. "Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York". Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "MNCRR New Haven M2/4/6 with Pantograph change and P32AC-DM Express at Pelham [HD]". YouTube .
  4. The New York Times
  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.