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.
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Northbound train arriving at station | |||||||||||
Location | 1 Patriot Drive, Danbury, Connecticut | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.3963°N 73.4493°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Connecticut Department of Transportation[1] | ||||||||||
Operated by | Town of Danbury[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Housatonic Area Regional Transit: 2, 7 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 147 spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 42 | ||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 1996 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2018) | 185 | ||||||||||
Rank | 99 of 124[2] | ||||||||||
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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
- Connecticut Commuter Rail Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.
References
- Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- "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
External links
Media related to Danbury (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons - Metro-North station page for Danbury
- Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection Danbury Station" report, July 2002
- The Subway Nut - Danbury
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf