White Plains TransCenter explained

White Plains TransCenter
Address:Ferris Avenue & Water Street
White Plains, New York
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.0339°N -73.7736°W
Owned:Westchester County, New York or City of White Plains
Bus Stands:in lanes A, B, C, D, E & F
Bus Routes:25 Westchester routes
2 Short Line routes
1 ToR Route
1 CT Stamford route
1 Leprechaun Line route
1 Greyhound route
1 Trailways of New York
Connections:Metro-North Railroad

White Plains

Opened:1987
Passengers:25,000[1]
Pass Year:daily

The White Plains TransCenter is an intermodal transit center in White Plains, New York. It serves as a terminal/transfer point for many Bee-Line Buses, as well as intercity buses, and taxicabs. The terminal is located along Ferris Avenue north of Hamilton Street (westbound NY 119), diagonally across from the White Plains station of Metro-North Railroad, and includes a parking garage located next door to the railroad station, across that street. Ferris Avenue is a one-way street north of Main Street (eastbound NY 119), and is flanked by northbound and southbound buses only lanes between Hamilton Street and Water Street.

The main building of the TransCenter can be found on the block along Ferris Avenue to the west, Water Street to the south, Lexington Avenue to the west, and New Street to the north, which is also covered by the building itself. The parking garage across the street also contains bicycle racks on the northwest corner of Ferris Avenue and New Street, which is also the entrance to the station parking lot north of NY 119.

History

The White Plains Railroad Station has been a major transportation hub from its days as a New York Central and Hudson River Railroad station, with trolley routes such as the New York, Elmsford and White Plains Railroad[2] [3] and the Tarrytown, White Plains and Mamaroneck Railway Company,[4] both of which were acquired by the Westchester Street Railroad Company, an affiliate of the Third Avenue Railway. Throughout the 20th century, trolleys were replaced by buses, many of which were private and localized companies, that were eventually acquired by Bee-LineBus beginning in 1978. It also attracted intercity buses, such as Greyhound, Trailways, Short Line, and other companies. The station was merged with Pennsylvania Railroad transforming it into a Penn Central Railroad station. Buses and trains continued to use the station through the collapse of Penn Central, the acquisition by Conrail and the MTA, the full control by Metro-North Railroad, and the reconstruction of the station during the mid-1980s. The current TransCenter was built shortly after the reconstruction of the aforementioned railroad station.[5]

Bus list

See also: List of bus routes in Westchester County, New York. The following bus routes serve the White Plains TransCenter area, in the vicinity of the station.

RouteStop locationTerminal1Terminal2vianotes
Bee-Line Bus
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1W

Lane F and Lane CRiverdale, Bronx
242nd Street and Broadway
at Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street 		White Plains
City Center		Broadway, Warburton Avenue, Tarrytown Road
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3

Lane F and Lane CRiverdale, Bronx
242nd Street and Broadway
at Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street 		Purchase
The Centre at Purchase
at MasterCard headquarters		Broadway, Sprain Brook Parkway, Westchester Avenue
  • Closed door service south of White Plains.
  • Express between White Plains and Yonkers.
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5

Lane F and Lane CYonkers
Getty Square
Riverdale Avenue		Harrison
Oakland Avenue and Halstead Avenue		Nepperhan Avenue, Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown Road, North Street
  • No Sunday service between White Plains and Harrison.
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6

Lane F and Lane CYonkers
Nepperhan Plaza
at Yonkers Metro-North Station		Pleasantville
Bedford Road and Wheeler Avenue
at Pleasantville Metro-North Station		Broadway, Dobbs Ferry Road, Columbus Avenue
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11

Lane BCroton-on-Hudson
Croton–Harmon (Metro-North station)		White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway		Central Park Avenue
  • Limited-stop service. Pickup and dropoff along route.
  • Weekday rush-hour peak only service operates the full route (to White Plains AM, from White Plains PM). These trips do not serve the Cross County Shopping Center.
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12

Lane BWestchester Avenue, Purchase Street, Anderson Hill Road, King Street
  • Weekend service operates only between White Plains and the Westchester County Airport.
  • Some rush hour trips also serve Reckson Executive Park and Westchester Business Park in Armonk.
  • A portion of the route between Armonk and Jefferson Valley Mall (original northern terminus) discontinue on February 15, 2010 due to low ridership.[6]
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13

Lane F and Lane COssining
Ossining (Metro-North station) and Ferry Terminal		Rye PlaylandMidland Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Tarrytown Road, White Plains Road, Broadway
  • Weekend service ends at Spring Street in Ossining, and does not serve the train station.
  • Some trips on weekdays and Saturdays are extended to Rye Playland (over the former #76 route). Most service ends at the Port Chester railroad station on Westchester Avenue.
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14

Lane B and Lane EWhite Plains
City Center		Cortlandt
Town Center		Tarrytown Road, Saw Mill River Road, Albany Post Road, Riverside Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Washington Street, Main Street
  • Late evening Saturday service from White Plains terminates in Ossining.
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15

Lane B and Lane EWhite Plains
City Center		Peekskill
Main Street and Nelson Avenue		Knollwood Road, Saw Mill River Road, Crompond Road
  • No Sunday service.
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17

Lane BCortlandt Town CenterWhite Plains
Main Street and North Broadway		New York State Route 9A
  • Passengers are only carried between one of these locations and Montrose/Peekskill/Cortlandt:
    • Mid-Westchester Executive Park, Cross-Westchester Executive Park, and White Plains central business district.
  • The first PM departure continues as the last southbound 15 to White Plains.
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20

Lanes C and EBedford Park, Bronx
Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue
at Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College 		White Plains
City Center		Central Park Avenue
  • Trips signed as 20X make all stops except the Cross County Shopping Center mall.
  • All other trips serve Cross County.
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21

Lanes C and EBedford Park, Bronx
Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue
at Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College 		White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway		Central Park Avenue
  • Limited-stop service. Pickup and dropoff along route.
  • Weekday rush-hour peak service operates the full route (to White Plains AM, from White Plains PM). These trips do not serve the Cross County Shopping Center.
  • Outside peak service, service operates only between the Bronx and the Cross County Shopping Center, via Macy's, making limited stops.
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27

Lanes B and EHawthorne
Mid-Westchester Executive Park		White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway		Saw Mill River Road
  • Express from Cross-Westchester Executive Park to Westchester County Center.
  • Passengers carried to and from White Plains only.
  • Second AM trip continues non-stop to Peekskill.
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40

Lane BWakefield, Bronx
241st Street and White Plains Road
(2 train)		Westchester Medical CtrWhite Plain Road/ Post Road
  • Mostly ends at Mount Vernon.
  • Open door Bronx
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41

Lane EWakefield, Bronx
241st street and White Plains Road
(2 train)		Westchester Medical ctr
White Plain Road/ Post Road
  • Limited Stop Service for Route 40 .
  • Open-door in the Bronx.
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60

Lane Bto Fordham Plaza Bus Terminal
at East 189th Street and Third Avenue (southbound
or Fordham Road and Third Avenue (northbound)		Boston Road, Palmer Avenue, Mamaroneck Avenue
  • Open-door in the Bronx along Boston Road. Local passengers are not carried along Fordham Road.
  • Original terminus was Valentine Avenue & East Fordham Road
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62

Lane BBoston Post Road, New England Thruway, Westchester AvenueExpress to the Bronx
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63

Lane BOld Mamaroneck Road
Palmer Avenue
Crossway
Popham Road
  • No Sunday service.
  • One rush hour round trip serves Brook Street and Garth Road instead of Popham Road in Scarsdale.
  • Weekday evening trips from Scarsdale terminate at The Heathcote School, via Crossway.
  • Some weekday and all Saturday trips bypass Crossway.
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77

Lanes B and CCarmel
Putnam Plaza		White Plains
Main Street and North Broadway		US 6, NY 132, Taconic State Parkway, Sprain Brook Parkway, I-287,
  • Express from Westchester County Center to FDR State Park Park-Ride.
  • Passengers carried to and from White Plains only.
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A

Lane AWestchester Avenue
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B

Lane AWestchester Avenue
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C

Lane ACross-Westchester Expressway
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D

Lane AWestchester Avenue
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F

Lane AI-287, NY 119
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H

Lane ALake Street, King Street
CT Transit (Stamford)
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I-Bus (971)

Lane CI-287, I-95
Transport of Rockland
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Hudson Link

Lane EI-287, I-87
Short Line Bus
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287/OWL

Lane EMonticelloWhite Plains Platinum MileI-87, I-287
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495

Lane EMonticelloPatchogueI-87, I-287, I-495
Leprechaun Lines
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TLC

Lanes C and E[7] Poughkeepsie[8] White Plains Platinum Mile[9] US 9, NY 9A, NY 119, I-287
Greyhound Lines
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GREY

New York CityBostonI-287, I-95, I-91, I-84, Massachusetts Turnpike
Trailways of New York
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TNY

AlbanyBabylonI-87, I-287, I-495, NY 24, NY 109, NY 27[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/index.aspx?NID=264 Regional Hub (City of White Plains; Official site)
  2. https://riverjournalonline.com/around-town/past-times/when-the-trolleys-ran-in-tarrytown/365/ "When the Trolleys Ran in Tarrytown," by Richard Miller (River Journal; July 28, 2006)
  3. https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatnynns.html Transit Systems in New York City/North Suburbs (Chicago Railfan)
  4. https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatnynns.html Transit Systems in New York City/North Suburbs (Chicago Railfan)
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/25/nyregion/white-plains-opens-new-train-station-tomorrow.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "White Plains Opens New Train Station Tomorrow," by James Feron (New York Times; January 25, 1987)
  6. http://westchester.news12.com/news/major-bee-line-service-changes-go-into-effect-1.8143833 News 12 article on discontinue portion of route 12
  7. http://www.leprechaunlines.com/commuter_white_plains.asp#purchasebooks? Leprechaun Lines (White Plains Commuter Bus)
  8. http://www.leprechaunlines.com/map_whiteplainsroutestops.html To Poughkeepsie
  9. http://www.leprechaunlines.com/map_whiteplains.html White Plains area
  10. http://trailwaysny.com/index.php/bus-between-albany-long-island/ Trailways Albany to Long Island Service

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