University Heights station is located on the banks of the Harlem River. The station is under the University Heights Bridge, where 207th Street crosses the Harlem River and becomes Fordham Road.
Reaching the station is treturous and dangerous, one must cross the Major Deegan's Exit 9 Fordham Road, and cross a number of different lanes of traffic. There are traffic lights but cars don't seem to yield as they zip of the highway. Train service to
the station is limited with trains once an hour, and a few more during peak hours.
The station is currently under construction with the normal station island platform south of Fordham Road closed. The elevator to the station platform is closed as well. This entrance was also along the sidewalk that continues over the University Heights Bridge and into Manhattan (the University
Heights bridge only has a footpath on its southside). The current temperary platform is wooden with no benches along it and one station sign. It is also short meaning only the first two cars open. There is also a small wooden awning on the platform that gards the station's one daily ticket
Vending Machine. When I visited the station I walked over the Bridge from Manhattan and in order to reach the station safely (I was also fallowing the "Use Crosswalk signs") I had to cross the Degan Exit Ramps twice and Cedar Avenue, in order to get to a traffic light to cross Fordham Road.
Update: As of Late 2005: The new station platform south of Fordham Road has reopened, it has a very similar layout to it's sister station Morris Heights less than a mile south down the Harlem River, with an entrance area where the TVM is, an elevator fallowed by a staircase down to the platform.
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| (university1) Approaching the closed platform from the University Heights Bridge. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university2) A bit closer. The elevator shaft and staircase is in clear view. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university3) Next to the closed elevator shaft, looking down to the closed platfrom which is underconstruction. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university4) A sign about the elevator at University Heigts closed, and the alternitive routes. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 |
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| (university5) Looking up the staircase to the temperary platform at Umiversity Heights, you have to go up a few steps and then go back down. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university6) At the upper most landing above street, Looking down the 3 fleights of stairs to the platform. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university7) Signs for the two tracks at University Heights. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university8) The only platform sign at University Heights. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 |
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| (university9) Looking down the orange line on the wooden platform at University Heights. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university10) Shoreliner #6215 bound for New York bypasses University Heights and the bypass track which doesn't platform. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university11) The end of the temperary platform at University Heights in the rain. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university12) Looking down a track at University Heights towards the temperary platform in the rain. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 |
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| (university13) The platform at University Heights has been rebuilt, looking down the rebuilt, long, narrow platform. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 21 October, 2005 | (university14) Looking towards the southern end of the platform at University Heights. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university15) A view of the platform at University Heights just beyond the staircase down to it. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 | (university16) Looking towards the platform from the University Heights bridge just after the platform ends. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 31 May, 2008 |
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Last Updated: 21 October, 2006
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