Danbury station

Danbury station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Danbury, Connecticut. The station is the northern terminus of Danbury Branch. The station is also a hub for Housatonic Area Regional Transit.

Danbury
Northbound train arriving at station
Location1 Patriot Drive, Danbury, Connecticut
Coordinates41.3963°N 73.4493°W / 41.3963; -73.4493
Owned byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated byTown of Danbury[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsHousatonic Area Regional Transit: 2, 7
Construction
Parking147 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone42
History
Rebuilt1996
Traffic
Passengers (2018)185
Rank99 of 124[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Bethel
towards Grand Central
 Danbury Branch Terminus
Proposed services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Bethel
towards Grand Central
 Danbury Branch North Danbury
towards New Milford

History

The present passenger station was built 1996 by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and replaces the older New Haven Railroad station, which now houses the Danbury Railway Museum.

Station layout

This station has one three-car-long high-level island platform serving arriving and departing trains. The northern track is a stub that terminates at the platform, while the southern track allows for continued travel towards the train yard.[3]:28

The station has 147 parking spaces, all owned by the state.[4]

Track 2 ←      Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Bethel)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ←      Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Bethel)
Track 3 ← Freight siding →

See also

References
  1. Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  3. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  4. "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" submitted by Urbitran Associates Inc. to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6, July 2003 Archived July 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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