Mount Vernon West station is a

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stop on the Metro-North Railroad's

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, located in Mount Vernon, New York.

History

The Mount Vernon West station was originally built in the early 1840s by the New York and Harlem Railroad along the median of what is today MacQuestor Parkway just south of Mount Vernon Avenue. The line was electrified and realigned in southern Mount Vernon by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and commissioned the architectural firm of

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to build a new station along the realigned segment in 1914, although the bridge over Mount Vernon Avenue was built in 1910. As with most NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a

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station once the NYC & Pennsylvania Railroads merged in 1968, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad.

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level

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s, each 12 cars long. Its ticket office and waiting area are at the bottom level of the

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building on Mount Vernon Avenue. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,172 and there are 221 parking spots. The station house which is addressed at 156 South West Street and still bears the name New York Central Railroad on its façade, is used primarily for retail, and tickets can be purchased from beneath the platforms.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Vernon West (Metro-North Station) Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state) Former New York Central Railroad stations Mount Vernon, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1914 Warren and Wetmore buildings Railway stations in Westchester County, New York 1914 establishments in New York (state) Transportation in Westchester County, New York