Brookfield station (Metro-North)
The Brookfield station is a proposed passenger rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, to be located in Brookfield, Connecticut. Commuters are expected to make up the vast majority of riders using the station.
Brookfield | |||||||||||
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 The original station that served Brookfield until 1971 | |||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Danbury Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Brookfield Railroad Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 273 Whisconier Road Brookfield, CT, 06804-3731 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.4823°N 73.4076°W | ||||||||||
| Built | 1840 | ||||||||||
| Architect | Housatonic Railroad Company | ||||||||||
| Part of | Brookfield Center Historic District (ID91000992[1]) | ||||||||||
| Designated CP | August 15, 1991 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 43 | ||||||||||
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History
The Brookfield station first opened in 1840, and was built by Housatonic Railroad. The Brookfield station was located in the Iron works district of Brookfield, today known as "Four Corners" or the "Town Center District". This station was designed to be used for both passenger and freight service. On September 24, 1868, a second station had opened on Stony Hill Road that was known as "Brookfield Junction". Passenger service was operated by Penn Central until April 30, 1971.[2]
Two possible locations have been determined for a Metro-North station in the future. One proposed location is on Pocono Road across from the Brookfield Municipal Center, and the other is on Whisconier Road on the property of the Brookfield Craft Center (which utilizes the old station building as an art gallery).[3] Original plans for the station had surfaced in 2009–2010, when a study was conducted to determine the viability of the station.[4] Although plans had gone under for a while, improvements being made to the line by the State of Connecticut could mean a station in the near future.[5][6]
Proposed station layout
| P Platform level |
Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right  | ||
| Track 1 | ← Danbury Branch toward Grand Central or South Norwalk (North Danbury) Danbury Branch toward New Milford (New Milford) → | |
See also
- Connecticut Commuter Rail Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- http://www.tylercitystation.info/track-9---brookfield.html Brookfield and Its Railroads
- https://www.dotdata.ct.gov/DanburyBranchStudy/documents/TOD%20Report/10_Appendix%20C_Danbury%20Branch%20TOD%20Report_compressed.pdf Danbury Branch Extension Planning Documents: TOD Potential Maps
- http://patch.com/connecticut/brookfield/dot-considering-extending-rail-service-to-brookfield Metro-North Station in Brookfield
- http://www.danburybranchstudy.com/ Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Danbury Branch Electrification Study
- http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Metro-North-could-build-station-in-Brookfield-298049.php New station construction