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New Rochelle
Two trains at New Rochelle station in September 2015
General information
Location	1 Railroad Plaza New Rochelle, New York United States
Coordinates	40°54′44.34″N 73°47′5.77″W / 40.9123167°N 73.7849361°W / 40.9123167; -73.7849361
Owned by	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)	MTA New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System (see New Rochelle Transit Center below)
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	1,585 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NRO
Fare zone	12 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	December 25, 1848
Rebuilt	1887, 1991
Passengers
FY 2023	114,937 (Amtrak)
2006	1.045 million  0% (Metro-North)
2018	6,112 daily boardings
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station New Yorktoward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Stamfordtoward Boston South or Springfield      Acela does not stop here      Vermonter does not stop here Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Pelhamtoward Grand Central New Haven Line Larchmonttoward Stamford
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Pelhamtoward New York Main Line Larchmont Manortoward New Haven Woodsidetoward New York Harlem River Harlem River Branch Terminus
Future services Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Co-Op Citytoward Penn Station New Haven Line Larchmonttoward Stamford
New Rochelle Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
Location	Between North Avenue and Memorial Highway New Rochelle, New York, USA
Built	1887
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	09000837
NYSRHP No.	11942.000010
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 14, 2009
Designated NYSRHP	August 28, 2009
Location

New Rochelle station is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak train station located in New Rochelle, New York. The station serves Metro-North's New Haven Line and Amtrak's Northeast Regional; Bee-Line Bus System buses serve a bus stop just outside the station. As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 4,020, and there are 1,381 parking spots. It is the busiest New Haven Line station in Westchester County.

On October 14, 2009, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The NRHP listing is limited to the historic station building and just the land underneath its roofline, as the pedestrian bridge elevators, track and other associated structure is all much newer and lack historical merit. The building was built in 1887 for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. The architect of the building is unknown; it was built by George O. Hawes, a local builder. The building was remodeled in 1931.

History

On December 25, 1848 the first train steamed through New Rochelle, part of the New York and New Haven Railroad built in the early 1840s. At the time, New Rochelle was the final railroad station before entering New York City. A fatal head-on collision in New Rochelle in 1851 led to the construction of a second track in 1853. By 1869, six trains traveled between the two cities daily. NY&NH was consolidated into the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad a year later. In 1873, the railroad acquired the Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad and linked it to the station. In 1884, the railroad drew up plans for its present brick structure which was constructed in 1887 to replace the original Gothic Revival structure that had stood just northeast of what is now North Avenue.

The 1½ story station is built of brick and has a gabled roof punctuated by a series of hipped dormers. A centered hexagonal dormer projects away from the building to allow views along the tracks. Its eaves overhang beyond the exterior walls of the building, and is supported by unadorned wood brackets. The interior of the 3,670 square feet (341 m) still retains many original features. By the start of the 20th century, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad had five tracks through New Rochelle. The population had surged to 15,000 inhabitants. A roundhouse for steam engines, tracks for passenger cars and a large freightyard near Cedar Street was built.

Over the years, New Rochelle became one of the busiest stations on the line. As it developed into a commuter town, local travel increased even more. The city obtained national fame in 1906 when George M. Cohan wrote the song entitled "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway". The average 36-minute train ride and 10-minute walk from Grand Central to Broadway places the station about 45 minutes away.

As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central in 1969, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad. On October 25, 1987, New Rochelle became eastern Westchester County's Amtrak station, replacing Rye, which served as the county's eastern Amtrak station since 1972. The station was fully renovated in 1990, and careful attention was placed on restoring it to its original historical accuracy. The waiting room is reflective of New Haven line stations, with plaster walls, a wood ceiling and wood wainscot sheathing. The original floor was probably wood, but was replaced sometime in the 1930s with Terrazzo. There are wood moldings around the doors, and crown moldings enhance the perimeter at the ceiling line.

During 2021, a limited number of Acela trains stopped at New Rochelle station on weekends.

Intermodal Transportation Center

An increase in Metro-North and Amtrak ridership late in the 20th century caused a demand for additional parking. In 1994, the city launched a plan to create a transportation center, including a parking structure with bus and taxi connections. The parking garage has a capacity in excess of 900 cars, which is two and a half times the on-site parking capacity prior to its construction. On the ground level of the structure is a bus terminal, complete with a waiting area and ticket office. The center was designed to be home to long-distance bus carriers such as the Trailways Transportation System, however they have since moved out of the Center, back to a stop two blocks away on Main Street. Routes on the Westchester Bee-Line are still served here. Several taxi companies operate from the structure, and Connecticut Limousine provides service to regional airports. The center was completed in 2001 and is in active use. The old station and the new transportation center have been blended together to meet the needs of the growing commuter population while at the same time preserving historical and architectural integrity of the 1887 station house.

• Bus entrance from North Avenue
• Bicycles and buses at the station.
• The intermodal center in the background of the old New Haven station house.

Station layout

The station has two high-level platforms. The north one is a nine-car-long side platform and the south one is an 8-car long island platform.

Bus list

The following bus routes serve the New Rochelle Transit Center area; the 60 local buses stop on Main Street and Church Street eastbound, and Huguenot Street and North Street westbound, south of the station.

References

1. Jenkins 1912, p. 235.
2. "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
4. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
5. ^ "NRHP Announcements". October 23, 2009.
6. "(untitled; station information)". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. Friedman, Jean; Krattinger, William & Shaver, Peter D. (August 10, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New Rochelle Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2010. and "Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, undated". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
8. Leone, Anne Marie (2004). New Rochelle then and now: a photo history. Fountain Square Books.
9. New Rochelle: the first three centuries. compiled by New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce. New Rochelle, N.Y.: The Huguenot-Thomas Paine Historical Association. 1988.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
10. "Amtrak October 25, 1987 Schedule". Museum of Railway Timetables.
11. "Amtrak June 11, 1972 Schedule". Museum of Railway Timetables.
12. Davis, Barbara (1988). New Rochelle, New York: queen city of the Sound: a tricentennial celebration, 1688–1988. Polomar Press, Inc.
13. "Acela Express now stopping at New Rochelle, NY". YouTube. January 12, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
14. "Bus Station and Terminal Locations". Trailways of New York.
15. New Rochelle intermodal transportation center: draft environmental impact statement. White Plains, N.Y.: Allee, King, Rosen & Fleming, Inc. 2001.
16. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

Bibliography

• Beacher, Melvin, Architect (February 2005). Interview regarding 1989 restoration.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Hawes, George (January 1884). NY,·NH, & HRR Passenger Station Plans. New Rochelle, New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Stage JA Archaeological Survey of the Inter-modal Transportation Center. New Rochelle, New York: Historical Perspectives, Inc. 1999.
• Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
• Marchant, Robert (December 11, 1989). "Officials finishing restoration plans for the New Rochelle Train Station". Standard Star.
• Taylor, David L. (1998). Building-Structure Inventory Form: Metro North Railroad Station. New Rochelle, New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Wald, Matthew (July 23, 1989). "Resolving the Fate of New Rochelle's Station". New York Times.
• Wines, Roger (March 1, 1991). "Railroad Station Re-dedication". New Rochelle, New York.

External links

Media related to New Rochelle station at Wikimedia Commons

• New Rochelle, NY – Amtrak
• New Rochelle, NY – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)

• Metro-North station page for New Rochelle
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• New Rochelle Amtrak/Metro-North Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• New Rochelle Station (The SubwayNut) Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
• New Rochelle Transportation Center (Downtown New Rochelle Business District) Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
• North Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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