Wilton station (Metro-North)
The Wilton station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Wilton, Connecticut.
Wilton | ||||||||||||
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 Station house and platform, view from northwest | ||||||||||||
| Location | 7 Station Road, Wilton, Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.1959°N 73.4321°W | |||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT[1] | |||||||||||
| Operated by | ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1] | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Connections | Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | |||||||||||
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| Parking | 212 | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 41 | |||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2018) | 240 | |||||||||||
| Rank | 94 of 124[2] | |||||||||||
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Station layout
This station has one four-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions. On either side of the station, the two tracks merge into a single track.[3]:26
The station has 212 parking spaces, 105 owned by the state[4] and all managed by the Town of Wilton.[1] The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for trash removal and platform lighting.[1]
| Track 1 | ← Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Merritt 7) Danbury Branch toward Merritt 7 (Cannondale) → |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  | |
| Track 2 | ← Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Danbury) Danbury Branch toward Danbury (Cannondale) → |
See also
- Connecticut Rail Commuter 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
External links
- Metro-North station page for Wilton
- Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection for the Wilton Station" report, September 2002
- Station from Ridgefield Road from Google Maps Street View
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