Milford station (Connecticut)

Milford
Milford station in June 2010
General information
Location1 Railroad Avenue
Milford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit CTTransit New Haven: 271M
Local Transit Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford
Construction
Parking676 spaces
Other information
Fare zone20 (Metro-North)
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848
Passengers
20181,508 daily boardings[1] (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station CT Rail Following station
Stratford
toward Stamford
 Shore Line East
limited weekday service
 West Haven
toward New London
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Stratford
toward Grand Central
 New Haven Line West Haven
toward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Devon
toward New York
 Main Line Woodmont
toward New Haven
Location
Map

Milford station is a commuter rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Milford, Connecticut. It is served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line plus limited CT Rail Shore Line East service.

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.[2][3]: 23  The Northeast Corridor Commission identified restoring the fourth track in Milford as a priority in a 2021 report.[4]

The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.[5]

History

The station opened on December 25, 1848.[6][7] The brick south (eastbound) station building was constructed around 1881. It is similar to other stations constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad at Fairfield and Southport. The wooden westbound (north) building was constructed in 1896 when the line was quadruple-tracked.[8] The station agent was eliminated by Penn Central on January 15, 1972.[9]

Shore Line East service at the station was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[10][11] Service resumed on October 7, 2024.[12]

References

  1. ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  2. ^ "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.
  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. ^ "CHAPTER 5: Connecticut-Westchester" (PDF). CONNECT NEC 2035.
  5. ^ 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."
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 9780942147087.
  9. ^ "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. Open access icon
  10. ^ @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.
  11. ^ "Shore Line East Service Information" (PDF). April 20, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Stamford Through Service Returns to the Schedule" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. September 30, 2024.

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