Derby–Shelton station

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Derby–Shelton
Derby-Shelton station, September 2018.JPG
Derby–Shelton station in September 2018
Location1 Main Street, Derby, Connecticut
Coordinates41°19′13″N 73°05′01″W / 41.3202843°N 73.0835652°W / 41.3202843; -73.0835652Coordinates: 41°19′13″N 73°05′01″W / 41.3202843°N 73.0835652°W / 41.3202843; -73.0835652
Owned byConnDOT[1]
Operated byConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsGreater Bridgeport Transit: 15, 23[2][3]
CTTransit New Haven: 255[4]
Construction
Parking75 spaces[5]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Fare zone51
History
Opened1849[citation needed]
Passengers
201874[6]
Rank112 of 124[6]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Following station
Stratford
towards Bridgeport
 Waterbury Branch Ansonia
towards Waterbury

Derby–Shelton station (signed as Derby/Shelton) is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, serving the communities of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut. It is the southernmost stop on the Waterbury Branch before trains merge onto the Northeast Corridor.

Station layout[]

The station has one three-car-long low-level side platform to the west of the single track.

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal.[1] The 75-space parking lot[5] is managed by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Route 15". Greater Bridgeport Transit. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Route 23". Greater Bridgeport Transit. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "255 West Chapel Street" (PDF). CT Transit. September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "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
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group, Operations Planning and Analysis Department, Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.

External links[]

Media related to Derby–Shelton station at Wikimedia Commons

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