University Heights (Metro-North station)

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University Heights

The University Heights Metro-North station, on the Hudson Line.
Station statistics
Address West Fordham Road
at the Major Deegan Expressway
Bronx, NY,10468
Lines
Hudson Line
Connections NYCT Bus: Bx12
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Other information
Fare zone 2
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 5720 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Hudson Line

The University Heights Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, via the Hudson Line. Trains leave for Manhattan every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. It is 8.69 miles (14 km) from Grand Central Terminal, and travel time to Grand Central is approximately 19 minutes.

It is located between the Harlem River and the Major Deegan Expressway. Access to the platform is via a staircase from the pedestrian walkway on the south side of University Heights Bridge.

The station has operated since the days of the New York and Putnam Railroad early in the 20th century, though not in its present form.

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