Milford station (Connecticut)

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Milford
Milford CT RR Station.jpg
Milford station in June 2010
Location1 Railroad Avenue, Milford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619Coordinates: 41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit CTTransit New Haven: 271M
Local Transit Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford
Construction
Parking676 spaces
Other information
Fare zone20 (Metro-North)
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848[1][2]
Electrified12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Key dates
January 15, 1972Station agent eliminated[3]
Passengers
20181,508 (MNRR)
Rank42 of 124[4] (MNRR)
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Following station
Stratford
towards Grand Central
 New Haven Line West Haven
towards New Haven or New Haven State Street
Preceding station Hartford Line logo.png CT Rail Following station
Stratford
toward Stamford
 Shore Line East
peak service
 West Haven
toward New London
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
toward New York
 Main Line
toward New Haven

Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line and CTrail's Shore Line East.

History[]

The 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[]

The 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 Disabled access
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 Disabled access
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[]

  1. ^ Jenkins 1912, p. 235.
  2. ^ a b "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "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. open access
  4. ^ METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  5. ^ @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.
  6. ^ "Shore Line East Service Information" (PDF). April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  9. ^ 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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