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Fleetwood station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon, New York. It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time there is approximately 34 minutes.

Fleetwood
Fleetwood station
General information
Location	1 North MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates	40.9270°N 73.8400°W / 40.9270; -73.8400
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System: 26, 55
Construction
Parking	654 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	October 25, 1924[1]
Rebuilt	1989
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2007	654,316  0%
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Mount Vernon West toward Grand Central Harlem Line Bronxville toward North White Plains
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Mount Vernon toward New York Harlem Division Bronxville toward Chatham

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 2,355 and there are 654 parking spots.[2] The station is located in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone.

History

Fleetwood station was originally built on October 25, 1924 by the New York Central Railroad. The Cross County Parkway was built over the station, and was widened during the 1950s and 1960s.[3][4] As with the rest of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed it into a Penn Central station, whose service was gradually merged with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and officially became part of Metro-North in 1983. In the Spring of 1989, the platforms were reconstructed, along with those of Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Crestwood stations.[5] A two-track girder bridge over the Bronx River can be found north of the station. When the station was triple-tracked, a new bridge for the third track was built north of the station.[6]

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level platforms each 12 cars long.[7]^: 10

G	Street level	Exit/entrance and buses
P Platform level	Track 4	←      Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Mount Vernon West)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 2	←      Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Wakefield) ←      Harlem Line toward North White Plains (Bronxville) → ←      Harlem Line express service does not stop here →
	Track 1	←      Harlem Line toward North White Plains (Bronxville) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

• Media related to Fleetwood (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metro-North station page for Fleetwood
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• West Broad Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting Room (Above Platforms) from Google Maps Street View

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