Danbury station

Danbury station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Danbury, Connecticut. The station is the northern terminus of Danbury Branch. The station is also a hub for Housatonic Area Regional Transit.

Danbury
Northbound train arriving at station
General information
Location1 Patriot Drive, Danbury, Connecticut
Coordinates41.3963°N 73.4493°W / 41.3963; -73.4493
Owned byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated byCity of Danbury[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport HARTransit: 2, 7
Construction
Parking147 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone42
History
Opened1852
Rebuilt1996
Passengers
2018185
Rank99 of 124[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Bethel
toward South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central
 Danbury Branch Terminus
Proposed services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Bethel
toward South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central
 Danbury Branch North Danbury
toward New Milford

History
Original Danbury station

The original Danbury station opened in 1852 as the northern terminus of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Throughout the history of the Danbury station, the station has had many different depots. The first depot was opened in 1852 and served as the headquarters for the D&N. The Danbury station would have three different depots over the course of its history from 1852 to today.[3] The 1903-Built Union station, was an important part of Danbury's industrial expansion through the 1900s. However, By 1995, the Union station had fallen into complete disrepair, and was replaced by today's station in 1996.[4] The present passenger station was built in 1996 by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and replaced the older New Haven Railroad station, which now houses the Danbury Railway Museum.[5]

Station layout
Waiting room of the current station building

The station has one three-car-long high-level island platform on the north side of the two-tracks line. A stub siding serves the north side of the platform.[6]: 28 

The station has 147 parking spaces, all of which are owned by the state.[7]

References
  1. Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  3. Bell, Bob. "Stations:D". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. Bell, Bob. "Track 10 - High Drama in the Hat City: Links, Loops, Depots, and Dummies in Danbury, 1850-1925". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. Danbury Railway Museum. "ABOUT US". Danburyrail.org. Danbury Railway Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  7. "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

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