Parkchester/Van Nest station (Metro-North)
Parkchester/Van Nest station is a planned passenger rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, to be located in Parkchester, Bronx. The station is planned to open in 2027 as part of the Penn Station Access project, which will add four stations in The Bronx.[2][3][4]
Parkchester/Van Nest | |||||||||||
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 Aerial view of the station site (background), with the former station platform visible | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40.8419°N 73.8626°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hell Gate Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform[1] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2027 (planned) | ||||||||||
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The station will be located east of Unionport Road, with entrance from East Tremont Avenue.[1] The Van Nest station of the New Haven Railroad was located at the same site.[5] The 1908-built station building, designed by Cass Gilbert, is no longer extant.[6]
A 63-month design-build contract for the project was issued in December 2021.[7]
References
- "Chapter 2: Project Alternatives" (PDF). MTA Metro-North Railroad Penn Station Access Project: Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Evaluation. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2021. pp. 7, 8.
- Chen, Stefanos (September 14, 2018). "The Bronx Is Great, Thonx". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- Young, Liz (June 25, 2021). "Developers of big Bronx project praise plan to open 4 more Metro-North stations". New York Business Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- Duggan, Kevin (June 16, 2021). "New Yorkers sound off about $1.6B Metro-North expansion to East Bronx". AM New York. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- Bromley, George W.; Bromley, Walter S. (1913). "Plate 26". Atlas of the city of New York Borough of the Bronx. G.W. Bromley & Co. – via Ward Maps.
- Gray, Christopher (November 29, 2009). "Where Ghost Passengers Await Very Late Trains". New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- "Governor Hochul Announces MTA to Award Contract for the Metro-North Penn Station Access Project" (Press release). Office of Governor Kathy Hochul. December 15, 2021.
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