Riverdale station (also known as Riverdale–West 254th Street station) is a

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stop on the

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's Hudson Line, serving the Riverdale neighborhood of

the Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

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. 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

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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

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Capital Plan, the station, along with four other Metro-North Railroad stations, received a complete overhaul as part of the

Enhanced Station Initiative Since the late 20th century, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has started several projects to maintain and improve the New York City Subway. Some of these projects, such as Automation of the New York City Subway, subway line automation, ...

. 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

The station has two high-level,

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s, 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

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trains to diverge to

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via the

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and

Spuyten Duyvil Bridge The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that spans the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. The bridge is located at the northern tip of Manhattan where the Spuyten Duyvil Creek meets the Hudson R ...

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

References

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Entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riverdale (Metro-North Station) Metro-North Railroad stations in New York City Former New York Central Railroad stations Riverdale, Bronx Railway stations in the Bronx