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| Location | 2480 Main Street Stratford, Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°11′43″N 73°07′53″W / 41.195303°N 73.131523°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 10, 16, 23, Coastal Link | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 294 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 20 (Metro-North) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 25, 1848[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,658 daily boardings[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stratford station is a commuter rail station in Stratford, Connecticut, served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and CTrail Shore Line East service.
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History
The station opened on December 25, 1848.[2]
Waterbury Branch service at Stratford was suspended indefinitely on April 6, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] Shore Line East service was suspended indefinitely on March 16.[5][6]
Station layout
The station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the four tracks of the Northeast Corridor.[7]: 22 The station has 294 parking spaces, which are all owned by the state.[8]
The National Helicopter Museum is located in the eastbound (south) station building, which no longer serves passengers.
References
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "Waterbury Branch, Weekday & Weekend Substitute Busing" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ @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. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ 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 Stratford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Stratford
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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