Milford station (Connecticut)
The Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line and ConnDOT's Shore Line East.
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| Location | 1 Railroad Avenue, Milford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.222350°N 73.059619°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 12.5 kV AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| January 15, 1972 | Station agent eliminated[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,508 (MNRR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 42 of 124[4] (MNRR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
This 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
This 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 station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.[9]
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right  | |
| Track 1 | ← New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Stratford) ← Amtrak services do not stop here | |
| Track 2 | ← Amtrak services do not stop here → | |
| Track 4 | Amtrak services do not stop here → New Haven Line toward New Haven or New Haven–State Street (West Haven) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
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.
- "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. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. 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. 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.
- 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"
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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