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Riverdale station (Metro-North)

Metro-North Railroad station in the Bronx, New York

Field	Value
name	Riverdale
style	MNRR
style2	Hudson
image	Riverdale Metro North Stop October 2013.jpg
image_caption	The Riverdale Metro-North station
address	Railroad Terrace and West 254th Street
borough	Riverdale, Bronx, New York
coordinates
line	Hudson Line (Metro-North)
other	Hudson Rail Link: A, B, C, D
platform	2 side platforms
tracks	5
parking	153 spaces
passengers
accessible	yes
years1	June 23, 1982
events1	Station depot burned
owned	Metro-North Railroad
zone	2
services
other_services_header	Former services
other_services	{{Adjacent stations	system1=New York Central Railroad	line=Hudson Division	left=Mt. St. Vincent	right=Spuyten Duyvil
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	14
mapframe-marker-color	#009B3A
mapframe-marker	rail

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Riverdale station (also known as Riverdale–West 254th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The Riverdale station, located at the foot of West 254th Street, is the northernmost Metro-North station in the Bronx. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 543 and there were 153 parking spaces.

History

The former New York Central Railroad depot at the location burned down on the morning of June 23, 1982, after a suspicious fire, requiring two trains to bypass the station.

In 1991 the Hudson Rail Link opened as a feeder bus service operated by Atlantic Express to connect the Riverdale neighborhood to the Metro-North station. The Hudson Rail Link is now operated by Consolidated Bus Transit after Atlantic Express declared bankruptcy in 2014.

The Riverdale Waterfront Promenade was inaugurated in 2005 by mayor Michael Bloomberg, created to improve riverside access to local residents. Access to the park is only through the station.

Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station, along with four other Metro-North Railroad stations, received a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories, and maps. The renovations at Riverdale station cost $9.5 million and were completed by the end of September 2018.

Station layout

Southbound Metro North train passing through Riverdale station. Looking north from 254th street bridge.

The station has two high-level, side platforms, each eight cars long. There are two middle tracks without platform access. An additional fifth track (called track 6) is located west of the southbound platform, but is not powered nor used. Just south of the station are switches that allow Empire Corridor trains to diverge to Pennsylvania Station via the Empire Connection and Spuyten Duyvil Bridge.

Next to the station's southbound platform lies the Riverdale Waterfront Promenade and Fishing Access Site. The park is 20 ft wide and 600 ft long."

References

(April 2019). "METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS". Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:[[Metro-North Railroad]].
"Hudson Line". The New York Times.
(June 24, 1982). "'Suspicious' Blaze Wrecks Station". The Riverdale Press.
Shahrigian, Shant. (2014-01-08). "New operator takes over Hudson Rail Link buses".
(December 14, 2017). "Metro-North Railroad to Make Design Improvements to Five Stations Under Enhanced Stations Initiative Program". MTA.
(May 20, 2019). "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting". [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]].
(2015). "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015". Metro-North Railroad.
Lueck, Thomas J.. (December 5, 2006). "On a Sliver of the Bronx, a Waterfront Respite". The New York Times.

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