North White Plains station is a

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stop on the

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, located in the North White Plains neighborhood of

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. It is the north terminal for most trains that run local to the south and, until 1984, was the northern limit of

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. Adjacent to the station is a yard/support facility for trains, one of two on the line (

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is the other). It is from

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. Travel time varies from 37 minutes to one hour depending on if the train is express or local. The station is in the city of White Plains, and lies close to the hamlet of North White Plains in North Castle. The station is the northernmost station in the Zone 4 Metro-North fare zone.

History

North White Plains station was originally built in 1972 by the

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as a replacement for the former

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-built Holland Avenue station, a low-level northbound-only side platform located near the south end of the current station. It contained both high-level and low-level platforms, until electrification was expanded north of the station. Once Penn Central was dissolved in 1976,

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took responsibility for commuter service, until the

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officially established Metro-North Railroad in 1983, making the station and the line part of the new railroad. On October 5, 2015, MTA opened a new five story parking garage for the station at the southeast corner of Bond Street and Haarlem Avenue.

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level

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s, each 12 cars long.

References

External links

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Haarlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Metro North - North White Plains Station (Foursquare Images)
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