Derby–Shelton station

Derby/Shelton
Derby–Shelton station in September 2018
General information
Location1 Main Street
Derby, Connecticut
Coordinates41°19′13″N 73°05′01″W / 41.3202843°N 73.0835652°W / 41.3202843; -73.0835652
Owned byConnDOT[1]
Operated byConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsGreater Bridgeport Transit: 15, 23
CTTransit New Haven: 255
Construction
Parking75 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Fare zone51
History
Opened1849[citation needed]
Passengers
201874 daily boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Stratford
Weekday service
toward Bridgeport
 Waterbury Branch Ansonia
toward Waterbury
Bridgeport
Terminus
Location
Map

Derby–Shelton station (signed as Derby/Shelton) is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, serving the cities of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut. It is the southernmost stop on the Waterbury Branch before trains merge onto the Northeast Corridor.

Station layout

The station has one three-car-long low-level side platform to the west of the single track.

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal.[1] The 75-space parking lot[2] is managed by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.[1]

Future station

With the completion of the Waterbury Branch Signalization project upgrading capacity for future 30 minute service headways, Governor Lamont announced on November 14, 2021 that 7 new trains will be coming to the Waterbury Line in 2022 and the Derby-Shelton Train Station was a priority in getting new riders onto the line.[4] Paired with the development of Route 34 and the new Derby-Shelton Bridge, the new station will function as a new multimodal center for Derby and its new residents. The new station received 12.6 million in Federal Funds 6 days later and later received another 12.4 from the State of Connecticut on December 21, 2021.[5][6] As of 2024 construction is to take place from 2025 to 2027.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ a b "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
  3. ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. ^ Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Driscoll, Eugene (November 19, 2021). "Federal $12.6 Million Grant For Derby-Shelton Train Station Upgrade". Archived from the original on January 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Governor Lamont Announces State Bond Commission Set To Approve $839 Million in Upgrades to Connecticut's Transportation System" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Waterbury Line High-Level Platforms and Waterbury Waiting Room Final Design" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 18, 2024.

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