Ludlow (Metro-North station)

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Ludlow
File:Ludlow train station.jpg
An Amtrak train bypasses Ludlow on one of the express tracks
Location 180 Ludlow Street
Yonkers, NY, 10705
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Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 5
Connections Local Transit Bee-Line Bus System: 32
Other information
Fare zone 3
Electrified 700V (DC) third rail
Services
Preceding station   MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Hudson Line
toward Poughkeepsie
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
toward Peekskill
Hudson Division

The Ludlow Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Ludlow Park neighborhood of Yonkers, New York via the Hudson Line. The station is the southernmost on the Hudson Line before entering The Bronx. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 250 and there are 33 parking spaces.[1]

Platforms and tracks

6    no service
4  Hudson Line for Grand Central
2  Hudson Line no stop
2  Empire Corridor no stop
1  Hudson Line no stop
1  Empire Corridor no stop
3  Hudson Line for Poughkeepsie

The station has two high-level side platform platforms each eight cars long. The west one is generally used by southbound trains while the east one is generally used by northbound trains.

The station has five tracks here. The west platform is between Tracks 4 and 6, but only Track 4 carries Metro-North passenger trains. (Track 6 is not powered and used by freight trains.) The east platform is next to Track 3. The two inner tracks not next to either platform are used by express trains, including Amtrak's Empire Service. The outer tracks are used for Croton Harmon locals.

Both platforms are canopied full length and have a ramp at their extreme north ends that lead to a passageway at track level (fences separating them from the tracks) before a staircase goes up to Ludlow Street, which crosses above the line. Ticket vending machines are on this overpass. The northbound platform's walkway is part of the sidewalk of Abe Cohen Plaza, a turn-around street that also serves as the station's parking lot.

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