Merritt 7 station

The Merritt 7 station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Merritt 7 is named for a nearby business park based at the intersection of the Merritt Parkway and United States Route 7.

Merritt 7
Trackside view of station shelter
Location1 Glover Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates41.1466°N 73.4278°W / 41.1466; -73.4278
Owned byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsNorwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link
Construction
Parking88 spaces[2]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone41
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1985[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)181
Rank100 of 124[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
South Norwalk
towards Grand Central
 Danbury Branch Wilton
towards Danbury
Kent Road
(closed 1994)
towards Danbury

The station is the only regular stop in the Metro-North system outside of the Waterbury Branch, the Pascack Valley Line, and the Port Jervis Line to have a low-level platform.

History

The Merritt-7 Office Complex built the station while separating the station from building entrances by a fence to make the complex transit adjacent but not transit-oriented.[5] The station opened on July 29, 1985 by Metro-North. At the time of its opening, it was the only privately built rail station in the state of Connecticut. The station cost $750,000 to be built.[3]

Station improvements

The station, as part of "Let's Go CT" initiative, will be rebuilt to contain a 510-foot (160 m) long high-level platform built on the west side of the tracks. It will be able to platform six cars, and it will be canopied for its entire length. The parking lot will be expanded to at least 283 parking spaces. The new station would have a pedestrian overpass and it would be ADA-accessible with elevators. Work is scheduled to begin on April 15, 2019, and be completed on October 16, 2020.[6]

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long low-level side platform to the west of the track. The Danbury Branch has one track at this location.[7]:26

The station has 88 parking spaces[2] and is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).[1]

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ←      Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (South Norwalk)
←      Danbury Branch toward Danbury (Wilton) →

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. "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 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Charles, Eleanor (July 28, 1985). "Rail Station For Corporate Park". New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  4. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  5. Connecticut Department of Transportation January 2007 Visual Inspection Report
  6. "Let's Go CT Transportation Ramp Up Dashboard". www.letsgoct.com. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  7. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.


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