Ansonia station

*Ansonia*
Ansonia
	The Ansonia station platform, facing south towards Bridgeport
General information
Location	40 West Main Street, Ansonia, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°20′39″N73°04′48″W / 41.3442°N 73.0799°W
Owned by	ConnDOT
Operated by	ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	CTTransit New Haven: 255
Construction
Parking	50 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	51
Passengers
2018	75 daily boardings
Services
Location
Location

Last updated June 09, 2024

Ansonia station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Ansonia, Connecticut.

Station layout

This station has one low-level side platform to the east of the track. The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting, trash, and snow removal.^[1] There is a parking lot with 50 parking spaces managed by the city of Ansonia.^[1]^[3]

In 2018, ConnDOT awarded a grant of $389,000 to the city of Ansonia for safety and beautification improvements to the station including improved lighting, sidewalks, and accessibility.^[5]

Future

In November 2021, Governor Lamont announced at Ansonia station that both Derby and Ansonia stations will be equipped with high platforms and other improvements.^[6] While Derby station has been fully funded and awaiting construction, Ansonia station still awaits funding.

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References

1 2 3 4 Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
↑ "255 West Chapel Street" (PDF). CT Transit. September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
1 2 Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.
↑ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
↑ "State sends $389,000 to Ansonia to improve route to railroad station". Connecticut Post . September 24, 2018.
↑ Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.

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[owner-1] 1 2 3 4 Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.

[2] "255 West Chapel Street" (PDF). CT Transit. September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[parking-3] 1 2 Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.

[mta2018-4] Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.

[5] "State sends $389,000 to Ansonia to improve route to railroad station". Connecticut Post . September 24, 2018.

[6] Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.

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