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.

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
Line(s)Hudson Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Bus New York City Bus: Bx18A, Bx18B, Bx40, Bx42
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Previous namesMorris Dock
Passengers
20066,760 Steady 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 Highbridge
toward New York
University Heights
toward Brewster
Putnam Division Highbridge
(Highbridge Facility staff-only)
Location
Map

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.[1]

Station layout

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

References

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  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.
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1885 Map showing Morish Heights station as the old Morris Dock station (slight upper-left of map).