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North White Plains Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Harlem Branch · Zone 4 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is North White Plains station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 935 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at North White Plains (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #28 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 7.6% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 707 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from North White Plains go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from North White Plains, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
85% of tickets793 a day - Harlem-125 St
4% of tickets40 a day - Fordham
2% of tickets22 a day - Mt Vernon West
1% of tickets8 a day - White Plains
1% of tickets8 a day - Woodlawn
1% of tickets6 a day - Melrose
1% of tickets6 a day - Fleetwood
1% of tickets5 a day
What tickets do North White Plains riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
35% of peak and off-peak tickets from North White Plains were peak fares.
- One-way
227,056 sold66.6% - Day pass
48,387 sold14.2% - Round trip
27,047 sold7.9% - 10-trip
18,770 sold5.5% - Monthly
10,251 sold3% - Other
7,597 sold2.2% - Weekly
2,055 sold0.6%
Are North White Plains 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.
North White Plains is listed as accessible. Across the Harlem Branch, elevators worked 99.8% of the time over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Harlem Branch
- Bedford Hills 273 tickets a day
- Botanical Garden 479 tickets a day
- Brewster 544 tickets a day
- Bronxville 1,063 tickets a day
- Chappaqua 623 tickets a day
- Crestwood 604 tickets a day
- Croton Falls 199 tickets a day
- Fleetwood 843 tickets a day
- Fordham 4,302 tickets a day
- Goldens Bridge 405 tickets a day
- Hartsdale 641 tickets a day
- Hawthorne 243 tickets a day
- Katonah 563 tickets a day
- Melrose 487 tickets a day
- Mt Kisco 555 tickets a day
- Mt Pleasant 1 tickets a day
- Mt Vernon West 549 tickets a day
- Pleasantville 558 tickets a day
- Purdy's 162 tickets a day
- Scarsdale 1,252 tickets a day
- Southeast 604 tickets a day
- Tremont 370 tickets a day
- Tuckahoe 557 tickets a day
- Valhalla 120 tickets a day
- Wakefield 458 tickets a day
- White Plains 3,888 tickets a day
- Williams Bridge 492 tickets a day
- Woodlawn 1,038 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: North White Plains on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is North White Plains station?
About 935 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at North White Plains (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #28 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 7.6% fewer than the year before.
Is North White Plains station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists North White Plains as fully accessible.
What fare zone is North White Plains in?
North White Plains is in zone 4 on the Harlem Branch.
Where do people go from North White Plains?
The most common destination on tickets from North White Plains 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 4, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
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