Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station, along with four other Metro-North Railroad stations, would receive a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. The former was similar to that of the current Poughkeepsie station on the Hudson Line, and continued to operate through the reconstruction. The current station house was built in 1987 as a replacement for the previous Warren & Wetmore-built depot originally built in 1914 for the NYC, razed in September 1983. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which made it part of Metro-North in 1983. As with most of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. As an NYC station, it originally served both commuter trains in the New York Tri-State Area and long distance trains toward Albany, New York and Boston, Massachusetts, via Chatham, New York.
Rail service in White Plains can be traced as far back as Decem with the establishment of the New York and Harlem Railroad, which became part of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864 and was eventually taken over by the New York Central Railroad. The Westchester campus of Fordham University, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) away, is served by the station. Mercy College, Berkeley College, as well as The College of Westchester are also located within walking distance of the station. Pace University's Graduate Center is located across the street from the White Plains station, while Pace Law School's 12-acre (49,000 m 2) campus lies several blocks away on North Broadway. A short walk from the station is the White Plains TransCenter, a terminal/transfer point for many Bee-Line buses as well as intercity buses ( Greyhound Lines, Leprechaun Lines, Short Line Bus, and Trailways of New York) and Connecticut Transit's I-Bus to Stamford, Connecticut.
Its downtown White Plains location is not far from many businesses and office buildings making it very convenient to commuters and making it a stop for all off-peak trains and most peak trains regardless of terminal location. Though it is not a terminal station, White Plains is one of the key stations on the Harlem Line. With 9,166 daily commuters as of 2006, White Plains is the busiest Metro-North station in Westchester County, the busiest non-terminal or transfer station on the Metro-North system, and the first/last stop outside New York City on most upper Harlem Line express trains. White Plains station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in White Plains, New York.
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