[3] Fleetwood station was originally built on October 25, 1924 by the New York Central Railroad.

[4][5] As with the rest of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed it into a Penn Central station, whose service was gradually merged with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and officially became part of Metro-North in 1983.

In the Spring of 1989, the platforms were reconstructed, along with those of Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Crestwood stations.

[6] A two-track girder bridge over the Bronx River can be found north of the station.

[7] The station has two slightly offset high-level platforms each 12 cars long.