North Danbury station

North Danbury station is a proposed commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, to be located in Danbury, Connecticut.

North Danbury
General information
Location67 White Turkey Road Ext.
Danbury, CT, 06810
Coordinates41.4285°N 73.4113°W / 41.4285; -73.4113
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)Danbury Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone43
Proposed services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Danbury
toward South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central
 Danbury Branch Brookfield
toward New Milford

History

Plans call for the station to be located at the current park and ride at 67 White Turkey Road Ext, adjacent to the Brookfield-Danbury border.[1] Original plans for the station had surfaced in 2009–2010, when a study was conducted to determine the viability of the station.[2] Although plans had gone under for a while, improvements being made to the line by the State of Connecticut could mean a station in the near future.[3] In September 2020, due to an increase in demand for expansion of commuter rail service to Greater Danbury, the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $400,000 grant to the Western Connecticut Council of Governments to study improvements along the Danbury Branch line and develop a plan for expanding service north. This would include the construction of a North Danbury, Brookfield and New Milford station.[4]

References
  1. "Danbury Branch Improvement Program & Electrification Environmental Impact Statement: Appendix C - Station Area TOD Potential Maps" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. September 2010.
  2. Tuz, Susan (January 10, 2015). "Metro-North's Danbury Line improvements getting back on track". Connecticut Post.
  3. "Danbury Branch Electrification Study". Archived from the original on April 2, 2009.
  4. "Six rail projects among 58 receiving BUILD grant capital funding Another 10 projects with rail component get capital or planning funding". Trains Magazine. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020.
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