Milford station (Connecticut)

The Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line and ConnDOT's Shore Line East.

Milford
Milford station in June 2010
Location	1 Railroad Avenue Milford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619
Owned by	ConnDOT
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	CTTransit New Haven: 271M Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford
Construction
Parking	676 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	20 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	December 25, 1848[1][2]
Electrified	12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Key dates
January 15, 1972	Station agent eliminated[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	1,508 (MNRR)
Rank	42 of 124[4] (MNRR)
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station Stratford towards Grand Central New Haven Line West Haven towards New Haven or New Haven State Street Preceding station ConnDOT Following station Stratford toward Stamford Shore Line East limited service West Haven toward Old Saybrook or New London
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Devon toward New York Main Line Woodmont toward New Haven

History

This station opened on December 25, 1848.[2]

Shore Line East service at the station was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5][6]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is four cars long and generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is 10 cars long and generally used by eastbound trains. The New Haven Line has three tracks at this location. The inner track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains. Milford is the only station on the New Haven Line with only three tracks.[7][8]^:23

The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.[9]

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Stratford) ←      Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      New Haven Line toward New Haven or New Haven–State Street (West Haven) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

Bibliography

• Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

1. Jenkins 1912, p. 235.
2. "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets". The Bridgeport Post. January 6, 1972. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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. @SLEalerts (March 13, 2020). "Effective 3/16/20, ALL weekday (Monday - Friday) CTrail Shore Line East trains will operate on an enhanced weekend schedule until further notice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. "Shore Line East Service Information" (PDF). April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
7. "Metro-North Railroad EMPLOYEE TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. February 5, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
8. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
9. 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 Milford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North station page for Milford
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Station House and eastbound platform from Google Maps Street View
• Westbound platform from Google Maps Street View
• http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf