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Crestwood (Metro-North station)
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The Crestwood Metro-North Railroad
station serves the residents of Crestwood, NY, which is in the city of Yonkers and the residents of the northern part of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York via the Harlem Line. It is 16.7 miles (26.9 km) from Grand Central Terminal
. Crestwood is the northernmost station at a three-track section of line which ends north of the station, which gives the station the distinction of serving as a northern terminal for many trains during rush hour
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The Harlem Line of the Metro-North commuter railroad runs along the Bronx River and has two stops in the Village of Tuckahoe. Since both stations could not be named "Tuckahoe," the southern station down by the Village Hall is named "Tuckahoe" for the area east of the station, and the northern station "Crestwood" for the area to the west, in Yonkers. This leads many Tuckahoe residents to refer to northern Tuckahoe as "Crestwood." The Crestwood station is located in Tuckahoe however its name comes from the Crestwood
section of Yonkers which lies directly across the Bronx River
from the station, and has its own entrance on the west side of the station for the residents of Crestwood.
As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,596, and there are 283 parking spots http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html
This station is the first/last station in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone.
The Crestwood railroad station is depicted in the painting "Commuter" by Norman Rockwell
and was featured on the cover of the November 16, 1946 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. In Norman Rockwell's depiction, you can see commuters approaching from the Crestwood side of the station.
Recently, a commercial for Cablevision's iO Digital Cable Service was filmed at this station.
adjacent to Tracks 2 and 4 and generally used by southbound or Manhattan
-bound trains. The eastern one is a side platform
adjacent to Track 1 and generally used by northbound or outbound trains.
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...
station serves the residents of Crestwood, NY, which is in the city of Yonkers and the residents of the northern part of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York via the Harlem Line. It is 16.7 miles (26.9 km) from Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
. Crestwood is the northernmost station at a three-track section of line which ends north of the station, which gives the station the distinction of serving as a northern terminal for many trains during rush hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
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The Harlem Line of the Metro-North commuter railroad runs along the Bronx River and has two stops in the Village of Tuckahoe. Since both stations could not be named "Tuckahoe," the southern station down by the Village Hall is named "Tuckahoe" for the area east of the station, and the northern station "Crestwood" for the area to the west, in Yonkers. This leads many Tuckahoe residents to refer to northern Tuckahoe as "Crestwood." The Crestwood station is located in Tuckahoe however its name comes from the Crestwood
Crestwood, Yonkers, New York
Crestwood is a neighborhood in Yonkers, New York. Located in northeastern Yonkers, Crestwood borders the Bronx River where it meets the Village of Tuckahoe...
section of Yonkers which lies directly across the Bronx River
Bronx River
The Bronx River, approximately long, flows through southeast New York in the United States. It is named after colonial settler Jonas Bronck. The Bronx River is the only fresh water river in New York City....
from the station, and has its own entrance on the west side of the station for the residents of Crestwood.
As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,596, and there are 283 parking spots http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html
This station is the first/last station in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone.
The Crestwood railroad station is depicted in the painting "Commuter" by Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening...
and was featured on the cover of the November 16, 1946 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. In Norman Rockwell's depiction, you can see commuters approaching from the Crestwood side of the station.
Recently, a commercial for Cablevision's iO Digital Cable Service was filmed at this station.
Platform and track configuration
This station has two slightly offset high-level platforms each 12 cars long. The western one is an island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
adjacent to Tracks 2 and 4 and generally used by southbound or Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-bound trains. The eastern one is a side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
adjacent to Track 1 and generally used by northbound or outbound trains.