Morris Heights station

Morris Heights
The Morris Heights Metro-North station
General information
Location229 West Tremont Avenue
Morris Heights, Bronx, New York
Coordinates40°51′14″N 73°55′12″W / 40.8540°N 73.9199°W / 40.8540; -73.9199
LineHudson Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections New York City Bus: Bx18A, Bx18B, Bx40, Bx42
Construction
Accessibleyes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Previous namesMorris Dock
Passengers
20066,760  0%
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
University Heights Hudson Line Yankees–East 153rd Street
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
University Heights
toward Peekskill
Hudson Division High Bridge
toward New York
University Heights
toward Brewster
Putnam Division High Bridge
(Highbridge Facility staff-only)
Location

Morris Heights station (also known as Morris Heights–West 177th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.

The station is located in the narrow strip of land between the Major Deegan Expressway and the Harlem River, next to Roberto Clemente State Park. It is also located across from the Dr. Roland N. Patterson School complex, which was built over the tracks between the bridges for Harlem River Park Drive and West Tremont Avenue.

The station has operated since the days of the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad as well as the New York and Putnam Railroad late in the 19th century, though not in its present form. Throughout much of the 20th century, Morris Heights station contained a station house over the tracks along the north side of West Tremont Avenue.[1]

Station layout

The station has one narrow, four-car-long high-level island platform[2]: 1  accessible from West Tremont Avenue (West 177th Street).[3]

References

  1. ^ Bronx Railroad Stations (Brennan's Abandoned Stations web-site)
  2. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ West Tremont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Media related to Morris Heights (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons