Ansonia station
Ansonia station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Ansonia, Connecticut.
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Location | 40 West Main Street, Ansonia, Connecticut | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.3442°N 73.0799°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT[1] | ||||||||||
Operated by | ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | CTTransit New Haven: 255[2] | ||||||||||
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Parking | 50 spaces[3] | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 51 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 75[4] | ||||||||||
Rank | 111 of 124[4] | ||||||||||
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Station layout
This station has one low-level side platform to the east of the track. The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting, trash, and snow removal.[1] There is a parking lot with 50 parking spaces managed by the city of Ansonia.[1][3]
In 2018, ConnDOT awarded a grant of $389,000 to the city of Ansonia for safety and beautification improvements to the station including improved lighting, sidewalks, and accessibility.[5]
Future
In November 2021, Governor Lamont announced at Ansonia station that both Derby and Ansonia stations will be equipped with high platforms and other improvements.[6] While Derby station has been fully funded and awaiting construction, Ansonia station still awaits funding.
References
- Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- "255 West Chapel Street" (PDF). CT Transit. September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.
- Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group, Operations Planning and Analysis Department, Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- "State sends $389,000 to Ansonia to improve route to railroad station". Connecticut Post. September 24, 2018.
- Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.