Comments on: Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Fordham

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:25:43 +0000

I think it’s a cool station once you go underneath the station house on the train heading towards Grand Central. Wasn’t there another entrance to the station from the other side of the street above where the Buses pick you up at that little depot area?

Maybe a long time ago, but it’s still a cool Metro North station.

By: Gregory Gice

Gregory Gice — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:11:08 +0000

Have you seen the garbage can there? I f you want to laugh look at the one on the NB side.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:59:29 +0000

Fordham not only connects the Harlem and New Haven, but until 1973 the 3rd avenue el ran right next to the station on the Fordham U (West) side of the station and then crossed the tracks to follow Webster Avenue north to Gun Hill Road. Interesting to see if it’s still there but on the North end of the Northbound platform the pilings and some of the structural steel for the el (and it’s branch off to Bronx Park), I’d be curious to see if it remains or if Metro North cleaned that up. Besides I don’t know of how many ticket windows will remain open in Metro North, they closed Yonkers (Great historic station) and replaced the station agent with a TVM.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:41:44 +0000

In reply to Al Cyone. True, but the Botanical Garden does have its own devoted station. I have to get over there!

By: Al Cyone

Al Cyone — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:32:55 +0000

Also nearby (across from the Bronx Zoo) is the New York Botanical Garden:

“Enter the 50-acre native Forest and discover the largest remaining expanse of the majestic woodland that once covered New York City. With rustic paths that wind beneath magnificent American treesâ€”some more than 200 years oldâ€”and past the Bronx River and its rushing waterfall, the Forest is magical when the mayflowers and trout lilies open in spring, when its cool shade provides relief from the summer heat, during fall’s kaleidoscope of orange, red, and yellow, and after a winter’s snowfall. A haven for bird watchers and nature lovers, the Forest offers a welcome respite from city life.”

By: Old Geezer

Old Geezer — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:31:11 +0000

Get off at Fordham Road to visit the Fordham Road shopping district — a center for urban fashion styles and hip-hop regalia. It’s a very lively area.