Redding station (Metro-North)

West Redding
West Redding
	Redding station in 2011
Location	3 Long Ridge Road, Redding, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°19′32″N 73°26′01″W / 41.3256°N 73.4335°WCoordinates: 41°19′32″N 73°26′01″W / 41.3256°N 73.4335°W
Owned by	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Operated by	Town of Redding
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	82 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	42
Passengers
2018	48
Rank	115 of 124
Services
Former services

Redding station (signed as West Redding) is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Redding, Connecticut. The station has one two-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track.^[3]^: 27

History[]

Redding station first opened as an original station on the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad in 1852.^[4] It was located on the west side of the track. A new structure serving as station, general store, and post office was later constructed on the east side of the tracks.^[4]^[5] It was replaced with a smaller concrete shelter slightly to the south in 1952; the older station remains standing and is used by local businesses.^[5] In 1999, Metro-North constructed a high-level platform and parking lot south of Long Ridge Road on the west side of the tracks.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
^ METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Stations:Q-R". Tyler City Station. Tylercitystation. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780942147087.