White Plains TransCenter

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White Plains TransCenter
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A Trailways bus along the southbound bus lane
General information
LocationFerris Avenue & Water Street
White Plains, New York
United States
Coordinates 41°02′02″N73°46′25″W / 41.03389°N 73.77361°W / 41.03389; -73.77361
Owned by Westchester County, New York or City of White Plains
Bus routes25 Westchester routes
2 Short Line routes
1 ToR Route
1 CT Stamford route
1 Leprechaun Line route
1 Greyhound route
1 Trailways of New York
Bus standsin lanes A, B, C, D, E & F
Connections Metro-North Railroad: White Plains
History
Opened1987
Passengers
daily25,000 [1]

The White Plains TransCenter is an intermodal transit center in White Plains, New York. It serves as a terminal/transfer point for many Bee-Line Buses, as well as intercity buses, and taxicabs. The terminal is located along Ferris Avenue north of Hamilton Street (westbound NY 119), diagonally across from the White Plains station of Metro-North Railroad, and includes a parking garage located next door to the railroad station, across that street. Ferris Avenue is a one-way street north of Main Street (eastbound NY 119), and is flanked by northbound and southbound buses only lanes between Hamilton Street and Water Street.

Contents

The main building of the TransCenter can be found on the block along Ferris Avenue to the west, Water Street to the south, Lexington Avenue to the west, and New Street to the north, which is also covered by the building itself. The parking garage across the street also contains bicycle racks on the northwest corner of Ferris Avenue and New Street, which is also the entrance to the station parking lot north of NY 119.

History

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White Plains TransCenter at night

The White Plains Railroad Station has been a major transportation hub from its days as a New York Central and Hudson River Railroad station, with trolley routes such as the New York, Elmsford and White Plains Railroad [2] [3] and the Tarrytown, White Plains and Mamaroneck Railway Company, [4] both of which were acquired by the Westchester Street Railroad Company, an affiliate of the Third Avenue Railway. Throughout the 20th century, trolleys were replaced by buses, many of which were private and localized companies, that were eventually acquired by Bee-LineBus beginning in 1978. It also attracted intercity buses, such as Greyhound, Trailways, Short Line, and other companies. The station was merged with Pennsylvania Railroad transforming it into a Penn Central Railroad station. Buses and trains continued to use the station through the collapse of Penn Central, the acquisition by Conrail and the MTA, the full control by Metro-North Railroad, and the reconstruction of the station during the mid-1980s. The current TransCenter was built shortly after the reconstruction of the aforementioned railroad station. [5]

Bus list

The following bus routes serve the White Plains TransCenter area, in the vicinity of the station.

RouteStop locationTerminal1Terminal2vianotes
Bee-Line Bus
1W
Lane F and Lane C Riverdale, Bronx
242nd Street and Broadway
at Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street (  1  train)
White Plains
City Center
Broadway, Warburton Avenue, Tarrytown Road
3
Lane F and Lane C Riverdale, Bronx
242nd Street and Broadway
at Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street (  1  train)
Purchase
The Centre at Purchase
at MasterCard headquarters
Broadway, Sprain Brook Parkway, Westchester Avenue
  • Closed door service south of White Plains.
  • Express between White Plains and Yonkers.
5
Lane F and Lane C Yonkers
Getty Square

Riverdale Avenue
Harrison
Oakland Avenue and Halstead Avenue
Nepperhan Avenue, Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown Road, North Street
  • No Sunday service between White Plains and Harrison.
6
Lane F and Lane C Yonkers
Nepperhan Plaza
at Yonkers Metro-North Station
Pleasantville
Bedford Road and Wheeler Avenue
at Pleasantville Metro-North Station
Broadway, Dobbs Ferry Road, Columbus Avenue
11
Lane B Croton-on-Hudson
Croton–Harmon (Metro-North station)
White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway
Central Park Avenue
  • Limited-stop service. Pickup and dropoff along route.
  • Weekday rush-hour peak only service operates the full route (to White Plains AM, from White Plains PM). These trips do not serve the Cross County Shopping Center.
12
Lane B
to Armonk
North Castle Town Hall
Westchester Avenue, Purchase Street, Anderson Hill Road, King Street
  • Weekend service operates only between White Plains and the Westchester County Airport.
  • Some rush hour trips also serve Reckson Executive Park and Westchester Business Park in Armonk.
  • A portion of the route between Armonk and Jefferson Valley Mall (original northern terminus) discontinue on February 15, 2010 due to low ridership. [6]
13
Lane F and Lane C Ossining
Ossining (Metro-North station) and Ferry Terminal
Rye Playland Midland Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Tarrytown Road, White Plains Road, Broadway
  • Weekend service ends at Spring Street in Ossining, and does not serve the train station.
  • Some trips on weekdays and Saturdays are extended to Rye Playland (over the former #76 route). Most service ends at the Port Chester railroad station on Westchester Avenue.
14
Lane B and Lane E White Plains
City Center
Cortlandt
Town Center
Tarrytown Road, Saw Mill River Road, Albany Post Road, Riverside Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Washington Street, Main Street
  • Late evening Saturday service from White Plains terminates in Ossining.
15
Lane B and Lane E White Plains
City Center
Peekskill
Main Street and Nelson Avenue
Knollwood Road, Saw Mill River Road, Crompond Road
  • No Sunday service.
17
Lane BCortlandt Town Center White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway
New York State Route 9A
  • Passengers are only carried between one of these locations and Montrose/Peekskill/Cortlandt:
    • Mid-Westchester Executive Park, Cross-Westchester Executive Park, and White Plains central business district.
  • The first PM departure continues as the last southbound 15 to White Plains.
20
Lanes C and E Bedford Park, Bronx
Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue
at Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College (  4  train)
White Plains
City Center
Central Park Avenue
  • Trips signed as 20X make all stops except the Cross County Shopping Center mall.
  • All other trips serve Cross County.
21
Lanes C and E Bedford Park, Bronx
Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue
at Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College (  4  train)
White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway
Central Park Avenue
  • Limited-stop service. Pickup and dropoff along route.
  • Weekday rush-hour peak service operates the full route (to White Plains AM, from White Plains PM). These trips do not serve the Cross County Shopping Center.
  • Outside peak service, service operates only between the Bronx and the Cross County Shopping Center, via Macy's, making limited stops.
27
Lanes B and E Hawthorne
Mid-Westchester Executive Park
White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway
Saw Mill River Road
  • Express from Cross-Westchester Executive Park to Westchester County Center.
  • Passengers carried to and from White Plains only.
  • Second AM trip continues non-stop to Peekskill.
40
Lane B Wakefield, Bronx
241st Street and White Plains Road
(2 train)
Westchester Medical Ctr White Plain Road/ Post Road
  • Mostly ends at Mount Vernon.
  • Open door Bronx
41
Lane E Wakefield, Bronx
241st street and White Plains Road
(2 train)
Westchester Medical ctr
White Plain Road/ Post Road
  • Limited Stop Service for Route 40 .
  • Open-door in the Bronx.
60
Lane Bto Fordham Plaza Bus Terminal
at East 189th Street and Third Avenue (southbound
or Fordham Road and Third Avenue (northbound)
Boston Road, Palmer Avenue, Mamaroneck Avenue
  • Open-door in the Bronx along Boston Road. Local passengers are not carried along Fordham Road.
  • Original terminus was Valentine Avenue & East Fordham Road
62
Lane B
to Fordham, Bronx
(at Tiebout Avenue and Fordham Road
near Fordham Road (  B    D  trains)
Boston Post Road, New England Thruway, Westchester AvenueExpress to the Bronx
63
Lane BOld Mamaroneck Road
Palmer Avenue
Crossway
Popham Road
  • No Sunday service.
  • One rush hour round trip serves Brook Street and Garth Road instead of Popham Road in Scarsdale.
  • Weekday evening trips from Scarsdale terminate at The Heathcote School, via Crossway.
  • Some weekday and all Saturday trips bypass Crossway.
77
Lanes B and C Carmel
Putnam Plaza
White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway
US 6, NY 132, Taconic State Parkway, Sprain Brook Parkway, I-287,
  • Express from Westchester County Center to FDR State Park Park-Ride.
  • Passengers carried to and from White Plains only.
A
Lane A
to White Plains
Platinum Mile
Westchester Avenue
B
Lane A
to White Plains
Platinum Mile
Westchester Avenue
C
Lane A
to Port Chester
Rye Ridge Shopping Center

Westchester Avenue
Cross-Westchester Expressway
D
Lane A
to White Plains
Platinum Mile
Westchester Avenue
F
Lane A
to Tarrytown
Tarrytown Corporate Center

Taxter Road
I-287, NY 119
H
Lane A
to Armonk
IBM

Riverdale Avenue
Lake Street, King Street
CT Transit (Stamford)
I-Bus (971)
Lane C
I-Bus to Stamford
I-287, I-95
Transport of Rockland
Hudson Link
Lane E
Hudson Link to Spring Valley and Palisade Ctr
I-287, I-87
Short Line Bus
287/OWL
Lane EMonticelloWhite Plains Platinum MileI-87, I-287
495
Lane EMonticelloPatchogueI-87, I-287, I-495
Leprechaun Lines
TLC
Lanes C and E [7] Poughkeepsie [8] White Plains Platinum Mile [9] US 9, NY 9A, NY 119, I-287
Greyhound Lines
GREY
New York CityBostonI-287, I-95, I-91, I-84, Massachusetts Turnpike
Trailways of New York
TNY
AlbanyBabylonI-87, I-287, I-495, NY 24, NY 109, NY 27 [10]

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