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Melrose Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data

487tickets a day from here
#53of 112 Metro-North stations
33%of tickets are peak fares

How busy is Melrose station?

Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.

About 487 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Melrose (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #53 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 10.3% more than in the 12 months before. Another 434 a day were sold for trips ending here.

Where do riders from Melrose go?

The most common destinations on tickets sold from Melrose, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.

What tickets do Melrose riders buy?

Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).

33% of peak and off-peak tickets from Melrose were peak fares.

  • One-way
    154,016 sold
    86.7%
  • Day pass
    9,487 sold
    5.3%
  • Round trip
    3,992 sold
    2.2%
  • Other
    3,974 sold
    2.2%
  • Weekly
    2,214 sold
    1.2%
  • 10-trip
    2,020 sold
    1.1%
  • Monthly
    1,920 sold
    1.1%

Are Melrose trains on time?

On time means arriving within 5 minutes 59 seconds of schedule. The railroad reports this by branch, not by station.

From Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, 97.2% of Harlem trains were on time (97.9% the year before). Every Metro-North branch compared →

Elevators and escalators

The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.

Melrose is listed as none accessible. Across the Harlem Branch, elevators worked 99.8% of the time over the last 12 months.

Other stations on the Harlem Branch

Schedules, parking and station details: Melrose on mta.info.

Questions

How busy is Melrose station?

About 487 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Melrose (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #53 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 10.3% more than the year before.

Is Melrose station accessible?

The MTA lists Melrose as none accessible. Check mta.info before you travel.

What fare zone is Melrose in?

Melrose is in zone 2 on the Harlem Branch.

Where do people go from Melrose?

The most common destination on tickets from Melrose is Grand Central.

Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, Metro-North Elevator and Escalator Availability, Metro-North On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).

This is an independent data analysis project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Data is sourced from the MTA through the New York State Open Data Portal. Visualizations, calculations, and interpretations are independently produced. Data may be revised, incomplete, or delayed. For official transit information, visit mta.info.