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 Milford station in June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Railroad Avenue Milford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ConnDOT New Haven Line (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 676 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 20 (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 25, 1848[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| January 15, 1972 | Station agent eliminated[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,508 daily boardings[4] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, served by Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and CT Rail Shore Line East.
History
The 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
The 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 Northeast Corridor Commission identified restoring the fourth track in Milford as priority its 2021 CONNECT NEC 2035 report.[9]
The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.[10]
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.
References
- ^ Jenkins 1912, p. 235.
- ^ a b "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Shore Line East Service Information" (PDF). April 20, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "CONNECT NEC 2035: CHAPTER 5 Connecticut-Westchester" (PDF).
- ^ Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007."
External links
Media related to Milford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Milford
- List of upcoming Metro-North 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
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