Claim: Melrose Station, which was acquired by Conrail in 1976 and was turned over to Metro-North Railroad, was almost closed due to low daily ridership.
Evidence: As with other NYC stations in the Bronx, the station became a Penn Central station once the NYC and Pennsylvania Railroads merged in 1968. Penn Central was acquired by Conrail in 1976, and the line and station were completely turned over to Metro-North Railroad on January 1, 1983. In 1988, the station was nearly closed due to the station's low daily ridership of 20.