Riverside station (Metro-North)

The Riverside station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Riverside area of Greenwich, Connecticut. The Riverside Avenue Bridge crosses over the west end of the station platforms.

Riverside
North side of the station from Riverside Avenue bridge
Location1 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, Connecticut
Coordinates41.032735°N 73.594215°W / 41.032735; -73.594215
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking324 spaces
Other information
Fare zone15
Electrified12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Key dates
January 15, 1972Station agent eliminated[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)679
Rank69 of 124[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Cos Cob
towards Grand Central
 New Haven Line Old Greenwich
towards Stamford
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Cos Cob
toward New York
 Main Line Sound Beach
toward New Haven

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms each six cars long.[3]:20

The station has 324 parking spaces, 307 owned by the state.[4]

G Street level Exit/entrance and parking
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 3 ←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Cos Cob)
Track 1 ←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here
←      Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 2 ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
Track 4 ←      New Haven Line toward Stamford (Old Greenwich) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. "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.
  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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