Metro north railroad operates harlem at new york, ny. Metro north railroads hudson line is a commuter rail line running north from new york city along the east shore of the hudson river. Harlem river drive for manhattan and the major deegan expressway for the bronxrunning alongside the waterway. Metronorth railroad map, lines, route, hours, tickets. It operates on 5 lines, serving more than 120 stations in total. All hudson line trains, including amtrak and csx, are now operating in positive train control between marble hill and poughkeepsie, a distance of 67 miles. Metro north railroads new haven line runs from new haven, connecticut, southwest to mount vernon, new york.
The map above displays minneapolis river crossings, and their relation to the new light rail system. After the bronxville station, the harlem line parallels the bronx river. It replaced a swing bridge built in the late 19th century. Metronorth announced it will make changes to train schedules on the hudson, harlem and new haven lines, starting on saturday, oct. Schedule changes reflected in the may 2014 timetable improved travel time. Please remember that trail use involves risk to find a trail near you, try the. Crews will also remove and rebuild masonry at a culvert north of the appalachian trail station. From the southern trail head at the wassaic metro north station, through the eastern side of dutchess county the trail heads north into columbia county then west and north on a journey that we hope you will find invigorating and enjoyable.
Metronorth railroad harlem schedules, timetable and fares. Harlem line this is the longest route on metro north and it takes you well north of the city. Second only to the long island rail road in terms of being the busiest metro system in north america, the metro north railroad or simply known as the metro north, operates in southeastern regions of new york and southwestern regions of connecticut since 1983. It originates in grand central, passes through harlem at 125th street good to know if you want to get to laguardia by switching to the m60 bus and snakes its way more than halfway to albany which is more than 100 miles away. The 1867 bridge over the harlem river, note the construction of a temporary bridge to allow a new 1891 span to be constructed on the main line. Metronorth back on schedule after nyc bridge opening. Three main lines east of the hudson riverthe hudson, the harlem, and the new. Manhattan waterfront greenway map includes hudson river. The c rock, with the henry hudson bridge behind it and the spuyten duyvil bridge in the distance in the open position. The oak point link from the harlem river yard and oak point connects to the mnr hudson line at cp 8, adjacent to the newlyconstructed highbridge yard. Manhattan waterfront greenway map includes hudson river greenway, east river greenway and harlem river greenway.
Mta metronorth railroad recommends that children under the age. It was franchised, on april 25, 1831, to run between the original city core in lower manhattan to the suburb of harlem, several miles to the north on manhattan island. The line carries four tracks of the metro north railroad as a tunnel from grand central terminal at 42nd street to a portal at 97th street where it rises to a viaduct north of 99th street and continues over the harlem river into the bronx over the park avenue bridge. Metronorth railroad operates harlem at new york, ny. Amtrak to w ashington nj transit northeast corridor, north jersey coast line. Because of its location at the northern end of the tripletrack segment of the harlem line, crestwood is often the firstlast. The new haven line s ridership, at 125,000 weekday and 39 million annual passengers, ranks as the busiest rail line in the united states. The tunnel is part of the m29 transmission line project pdf, which will lay a 9. Steel stringer bridge over metronorth rr harlem line on bedford park blvd. Metronorth crews will also weld track, cut brush and install signal cables. Hudson line metronorth wikipedia republished wiki 2. We now come to the may 2000 extension of the line, which added two stations, first being tenmile river, with a.
Warren through truss vertical lift bridge over harlem river on metro north rr open to traffic built 1954. Moovit gives you metronorth railroad suggested routes, realtime train tracker, live directions, line route maps in new york new jersey, and helps to find the closest harlem train stations near you. Grand central terminal is the terminus of metronorth railroad, but thats not the only way. There it joins the harlem line, where trains continue south to grand central terminal in manhattan.
Metronorth new haven line yankees153rd timetable pdf. Unfortunately, this format does not allow you to print a full. Ensigns map also shows the long island railroad line that. But a different tunnel one that will be used to carry electricity, not people is taking shape under the harlem river. Moovit gives you metro north railroad suggested routes, realtime train tracker, live directions, line route maps in new york new jersey, and helps to find the closest hudson train stations near you. Metro north crews will make extensive improvements to the line, including renewing the river road grade crossing in pawling, replacing the crossing surface, rails and ties. Harlem river intermodal yard brown pl from entrance to e. Mta metronorth railroad today announced that to ensure the ongoing reliability and safety of the harlem line, metronorth crews will perform critical work on the upper harlem line from thursday, july. Tunnel under harlem river on ind concourse line open to traffic built 1932. Northbound has 8 stations departing from wassaic and ending in southeast. Metronorth service ends at poughkeepsie, with amtraks empire corridor trains continuing north to and beyond albany. To accommodate this work, from the evening of monday, august 6, through friday, august 10, buses will substitute for train service between southeast and wassaic on the harlem line. This train line present 9 locations to be ride to and from. Harlem river drive and harlem river greenway run along the west bank of the river, and the metro north railroads hudson line and major deegan expressway on the east.
Second only to the long island rail road in terms of being the busiest metro system in north america, the metro north railroad or simply known as the metronorth, operates in southeastern regions of new york and southwestern regions of connecticut since 1983. Bronxville to vahalla along the bronx river parkway. Restores regular service on three of its four branch lines. Offering departs or arrivals dailly, those 9 points are c alled grand central, southeast, north white plains, dover plains, wassaic, crestwood, mount kisco, brewster, mt vernon west. The line was originally the hudson river railroad and the spuyten duyvil and port morris railroad south of spuyten duyvil, and eventually became. Oct 19, 2017 the strip abuts the metro north harlem river line railroad corridor that includes rail tracks. Prior to the 2010s, the branch was not signalized, and manual block system rules. Metronorth railroads hudson line is a commuter rail line running north from new york city along the east shore of the hudson river. Meet leader at the bronxville station of the harlem river line on metronorth. The crestwood station is a commuter rail stop on the metronorth railroads harlem line, serving the communities of tuckahoe, yonkers, and eastchester, new york. Triborough harlem river lift bridge map street view. The changing shoreline of new york city new york public. Metro north to continue essential service schedule on memorial day, mon. It was established by the metropolitan transportation authority in 1983 to acquire operation of all commuter rail service in new.
The study area contains a number of distinct neighborhoods. The metro north railroad harlem line, originally chartered as the new york and harlem railroad, is an 82mile 2 km commuter rail line running north from new york city into eastern dutchess county. The changing shoreline of new york city surveys key points along new york citys shoreline with a particular focus on manhattans waterfront expansion. This crossing is used and owned by the dep to access the swamp land and water facilities in the area. Metronorth railroad mncr is a commuter railroad system serving two of the five boroughs of new york city manhattan and the bronx, westchester, putnam, dutchess, rockland, and orange counties in new york, as well fairfield and new haven counties in connecticut. See why over 720 million users trust moovit as the best public transit app. This structure is the oldest extant swingtype bridge in its original form in new york city and is the citys thirdoldest major bridge. Le linee della metro sono indicate con lettere in questa immagine desempio. Historically, several previous movable bridges stood at this very spot, carrying the new york central over the harlem river. Hudson line metronorth wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Existing transportation conditions and major markets.
There it joins the harlem line, where trains continue south to grand central. Oct 17, 2017 changes coming to metro north harlem line this weekend the mta also announced that the recent pilot of extra metro north service at the melrose and tremont stations is here to stay. Those on the harlem river line and the new haven line were directed to take the no. Follow posted signs and our trail rules and etiquette. Metro north has longrange plans to improve this station. Changes coming to metronorth harlem line this weekend. New york state harbor commission bulkhead line, pierhead. Metronorth says there could be possible delays on wednesday, feb. The fleetwood station is a commuter rail stop on the metro north railroads harlem line, located in the fleetwood section of mount vernon, new york.
Moovit gives you metronorth railroad suggested routes, realtime train tracker, live directions, line route maps in new york new jersey, and helps to find the closest hudson train stations near you. Next up is harlem valleywingdale with the platform on the east and dover plains, the longtime end of the line with the platform on the west. It is one of three limited service stops operated by metronorth primarily for. Under the harlem river, a con ed tunnel takes form the. The new york, new haven and hartford made its entry to new york via the harlem line in 1849, but the secondary route known as the harlem river branch was opened in 1868 mainly to make freight connections by water with other railroads. During rush hours, metro north uses three of the four tracks in the peak. The metronorth railroad harlem line, originally chartered as the new york and harlem railroad, is an 82mile 2 km commuter rail line running north from new york city into eastern dutchess county. North of this, the line crosses under the harlem river into the bronx via the fourtrack lexington avenue tunnel, where the line splits into the irt jerome avenue line on the western two tracks 4 and 5 trains and the irt pelham line on the eastern two tracks 6 and trains. By rail metro north harlem line to the wassaic station, access points along route 22 in wassaic, northeast. See the beautiful and bucolic bronx river parkway preserve.
The c rock refers to a large columbia varsity c painted on a rock face along the hudson line tracks. East harlem is located on manhattans upper east side, extending from 96th street north to the harlem river, and from 5th avenue east to the river. Bronx river parkway bridge map street view deck plate girder bridge over bronx river parkway sb ramp on metro north rr open to traffic original route of bronx river parkway. The lower 53 miles 86 km from grand central terminal to southeast, in putnam county, is electrified with a third rail and has at least two tracks. The metro north commuter railroad reporting mark mncw, trading as mta metro north railroad or simply metro north, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the metropolitan transportation authority mta, a public authority of the u. Metro north trains on the upper harlem line youtube. Click on individual station for additional information and connecting services, detailed map of the area, directions, disabled access, and district manager and parking information. It didnt take me a full year of commuting to observe a lot of amusement and craziness on the rails, and on april 10, 2009 i started a site simply entitled the train blog to convey some of these stories. The forest preserves features over 350 miles of paved trails and unpaved trails. This amendment would be consistent with the intent of the transfer station siting rules to avoid the siting of new transfer stationswith a potential for truck traffic and related noisewithin 400 feet of sensitive land uses.
In 1967, a twomile section from hartsdale to scarsdale was eliminated as part of a project to improve the parkway, but the remainder of the 12mile stretch from valhalla to bronxville is still intact. Harlem valley rail trail dutchess county nrt database. There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material. The 145th street bridge is a swing type bridge with three throughtrusses. Metronorth railroad advises customers that over the next two consecutive weekends, oct. When completed in 1925, the bronx river parkway was part of a wooded reservation, with a pathway running along the parkway for its entire length. Metro north railroad pm rush hour at woodlawn duration. Crews will install ties, surface track, weld rail joints and remediate mud spots. Rail trail that connects the dutchess county towns of wassaic, ny to millerton, ny and in columbia county, under mountain rd, ancram ny to taconic state park copake falls ny. Metronorth will run on a reduced essential service schedule, on the hudson, harlem and new haven lines. The white plains station is a commuter rail stop on the metro north railroads harlem line, located in white plains, new york. Schedules there is currently an issue causing metronorth west of hudson schedules to not appear in the schedule lookup. Harlem train time schedule overview for the upcoming week. The route also includes amtraks west side empire connection, metronorth s park avenue main line out of grand central terminal, csxs oak point link freight route and harlem river and oak point yards, and the section of amtraks northeast corridor from the bronx.
Harlem line stations in the bronx and westchester county will be improved and repairs will be made to stations on the upper hudson and harlem lines. For schedules, see what line your station is on, and check the schedules for the harlem, hudson, new haven, port jervis, or pascack valley line. Realtime train status and schedule information to your smartphone or computer. Mar 19, 2015 a couple of metro north trains at city water grade crossing on the harlem line. The metro north commuter railroads harlem valley line, serving those from wassaic, ny to grand central terminal. Metro north service ends at poughkeepsie, with amtraks empire corridor trains continuing north to and beyond albany. Mta metro north president catherine rinaldi today announced that metro north has extended positive train control to cover almost 90% of the hudson line. These branch upgrades are crucial to maintaining safe and reliable service. You can find information for west of hudson service in the rail service status on the homepage or here. Mta press release metronorth metronorth to make upper. It is an eightspan structure carrying four lanes of vehicular traffic over the harlem river drive, the harlem river, and metro north railroad. The metronorth commuter train line runs the length of park avenue through east harlem with a station located at 125th street. Spans 1 and 2 were constructed in 1957 when the bridge was extended to span the harlem river drive.
Buses will operate 2040 minutes earlier than scheduled trains. Historical maps of new york city juxtapose current coastal conditions of the city, revealing dramatic material landmass changes through time which are expressed through subtle contour differentiations mapped by a single line. The mainline structure is a throughtruss swing span. Metro north s harlem line, originally chartered as the new york and harlem railroad, is an 82mile 2 km commuter rail line running north from new york city into eastern dutche. Metronorth leases the track 22 along the east side of the hudson river, from the spuyten duyvil bridge to poughkeepsie, for its hudson line service with responsibility for maintenance and dispatching. The only east of hudson the port jervis and pascack valley lines are covered under new jersey transit, the contract operator branch without train service is the. Bronx river pathway new yorknew jersey trail conference. On the harlem s banks is the boathouse for the columbia university crew, and the river is the home course for the universitys crew. Harlem river line train from grand central station to the bronxville station, arriving at 10. Seventh avenue, the harlem river drive, the harlem river, metro north railroad, the oak point link railroad and the major deegan expressway. Nyc fishing map oakland lake 3q harlern meer 10m 11m map. Metronorth timetable study business council of fairfield. This series contains bulkhead line, pierhead line, and encroachment maps of new york harbor as well as part of the harlem river, east river, westchester county, and the shores of long island and new jersey.
This site is a collection of my usually trainrelated thoughts, observations, photographs, and travels, as well as my neverending hunt for intriguing historical artifacts. The official map doesnt properly illustrate that the harlem and new haven lines run side by side up to woodlawn, that they can both head onto the hudson line for yankees games, or that the new haven line can diverge and follow amtraks path into penn station and secaucus for football games. The metronorth railroad harlem line, originally chartered as the new york and harlem. Metro north riverview apartments apartments new york, ny.
Metronorth to continue essential service schedule on memorial day, mon. The strip abuts the metro north harlem river line railroad corridor that includes rail tracks. Nov 15, 2014 the bridge has its own wikipedia page, as the park avenue bridge, but metro north calls it the harlem river lift bridge. National highway freight network map and tables for new. The bridge has its own wikipedia page, as the park avenue bridge, but metronorth calls it the harlem river lift bridge.
Schedules and timetables for the long island railroad, metronorth, and new york city buses. Very soon i will be making my final regular ride as a metronorth harlem line commuter. The harlem river was the traditional rowing course for new york, analogous to the charles river in boston and the schuylkill river in philadelphia. The northern section of central park, which includes the museum of the city of new york, fort clinton, the conservatory garden, and the butterfly gardens of central park, sits directly across 5th. Lift bridge for metronorth trains is getting big repairs.