Marble Hill (Metro-North station)

Marble Hill
A train arrives at the temporary station, since rebuilt on the other side of the mezzanine. The Henry Hudson Bridge can be seen in the distance. May 2005.
Station statistics
Address	1 West 225th Street, west of Broadway Bronx, NY
Lines	Hudson Line
Connections	New York City Subway: train at Marble Hill – 225th Street NYCT Buses: Bx7, Bx9, Bx20, BxM1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Fare zone	2
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	27,040  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station University Heights toward Grand Central Hudson Line Spuyten Duyvil toward Poughkeepsie

The Marble Hill (also known as Marble Hill – West 225th Street) Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Marble Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York via the Hudson Line and is one of four express stations on that line south of Croton–Harmon seeing most trains minus peak hour trains to/from Poughkeepsie. Trains leave for New York City every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. It is 9.8 miles from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is about 21 minutes. The station is below the Broadway Bridge on the north side of the Harlem Ship Canal in the Marble Hill neighborhood, near the Marble Hill – 225th Street station (1 train) on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.

This station is frequently used by commuters going into and out of Manhattan, especially those whose destinations are on the West Side (including Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and Columbia University). With the easy subway transfer (albeit up seven flights of stairs), many commuters choose to save money in exchange for a slightly longer commute, thus avoiding the expensive surcharge for taking Metro-North directly into Grand Central Terminal or Harlem–125th Street. For example, an intermediate ticket from Tarrytown to Marble Hill is currently $3.75, as opposed to a $10.25 peak ticket ($7.50 off-peak) into Grand Central. About a third of the station's daily ridership disembarks at Marble Hill to transfer to the subway.^[1]

Platform and tracks

This station has one high-level island platform accessible by enclosed stairway from West 225th Street. The platform is four cars long; when trains stop at this station, only four cars can receive and discharge passengers.

The platform is between Tracks 1 and 2. Track 4, to the west and not adjacent to the platform, is used only by express trains.

The station formerly was east of the Broadway Bridge with two low-level side platforms serving a four-track line, providing a more direct connection to the bridge sidewalk via a short flight of steps. However, the current location west of Broadway is closer to the residential section of Marble Hill and the downtown platform of the subway. The former northbound express track was removed.

Gallery

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  View from the platform as an M7A EMU train arrives. North tower of Broadway Bridge visible in distance.

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  The station as seen from the Inwood side of the Harlem River Ship Canal, May 2005. Stairs at right have since been removed.

References

1. ^ "MTA Metro-North Railroad to Build Retaining Wall at Marble Hill Station" (Press release). Metro-North Railroad. 2008-01-31. http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?agency=mnr&en=080131-MNR7. Retrieved 2010-02-21. 

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Marble Hill
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• The Subway Nut - Marble Hill
• 225th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 40°52′27″N 73°54′39″W / 40.8743°N 73.9109°W / 40.8743; -73.9109