Greystone station is a

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stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in the Greystone neighborhood of

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. It is the northernmost station on the Hudson Line in Yonkers. North and Southbound trains leave the station at about every hour. The station is from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is about 50 minutes. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 513 and there are 250 parking spots.

History

Greystone station was originally built in 1899 by developer Charles Harriman as "Harriman station" for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, who insisted that he rename the station "Greystone" in 1910. A pedestrian bridge was built in 1915. As with many NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a

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station upon the merger between NYC and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, until it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North in 1983.

Station layout

The station has two high-level

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s, each eight cars long.

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Entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state) Former New York Central Railroad stations Transportation in Yonkers, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899 Railway stations in Westchester County, New York {{NewYork-railstation-stub