Morris Park station is a planned passenger rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, to be located in Morris Park, Bronx. The station is planned to open in 2027 as part of the Penn Station Access project. It will be located at Morris Park Avenue adjacent to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with entrances from both sides of the tracks.[1]

Morris Park
General information
Coordinates	40.8507°N 73.8432°W / 40.8507; -73.8432
Owned by	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Hell Gate Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	1 island platform[1]
Tracks	4
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	2027 (planned)
Proposed services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Parkchester/Van Nest towards New York Penn Station New Haven Line Co-op City towards Stamford
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Van Nest toward New York Harlem River Harlem River Branch Westchester toward New Rochelle

History

The New Haven Railroad had two stations serving the Morris Park area. Westchester station was located about 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) to the south of the proposed station site at Eastchester Avenue, while the Morris Park station was located further south at the corner of Sacket and Paulding Avenues. A large freight yard was located on the south side of the tracks from Eastchester Avenue to Pelham Parkway.[2] New station buildings at both locations were designed by Cass Gilbert in 1908. The Morris Park station building survives; the new Westchester station (along with several others on the line) was never built.[3][4][5]

A 63-month design-build contract for the Penn Station Access project was issued in December 2021.[6]

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