It is the north terminal for most trains that run local to the south and, until 1984, was the northern limit of electrification.

It contained both high-level and low-level platforms, until electrification was expanded north of the station.

[2] Once Penn Central was dissolved in 1976, Conrail took responsibility for commuter service, until the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officially established Metro-North Railroad in 1983, making the station and the line part of the new railroad.

On October 5, 2015, MTA opened a new five story parking garage for the station at the southeast corner of Bond Street and Haarlem Avenue.

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