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Wakefield Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Harlem Branch · Zone 2 · None accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Wakefield station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 458 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Wakefield (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #56 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 6% more than in the 12 months before. Another 383 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Wakefield go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Wakefield, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
63% of tickets291 a day - White Plains
8% of tickets38 a day - Harlem-125 St
7% of tickets32 a day - Fordham
5% of tickets24 a day - Melrose
3% of tickets16 a day - Tremont
2% of tickets9 a day - Bronxville
2% of tickets8 a day - Tuckahoe
1% of tickets6 a day
What tickets do Wakefield riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
39% of peak and off-peak tickets from Wakefield were peak fares.
- One-way
150,037 sold89.7% - Day pass
6,463 sold3.9% - Round trip
3,964 sold2.4% - Other
2,938 sold1.8% - Monthly
2,240 sold1.3% - 10-trip
950 sold0.6%
Are Wakefield 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.
Wakefield 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
- 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
- North White Plains 935 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
- White Plains 3,888 tickets a day
- Williams Bridge 492 tickets a day
- Woodlawn 1,038 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Wakefield on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Wakefield station?
About 458 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Wakefield (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #56 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 6% more than the year before.
Is Wakefield station accessible?
The MTA lists Wakefield as none accessible. Check mta.info before you travel.
What fare zone is Wakefield in?
Wakefield is in zone 2 on the Harlem Branch.
Where do people go from Wakefield?
The most common destination on tickets from Wakefield 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).
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