Danbury Branch

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Danbury Branch
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A train at the station in Danbury, Connecticut
Overview
StatusOperating
Owner Connecticut DOT
Locale Norwalk, CT to Danbury, CT
Termini
Stations7
Service
Type Commuter rail
System Metro-North Railroad
Operator(s) Metro-North (passenger 1983–present)
PW (freight 1993 present) [1]
Housatonic (freight 1983–present)
Rolling stock GE Genesis P32AC-DM
Brookville BL20GH
EMD GP40-3H
Shoreliner coaches
Technical
Line length23.9 mi (38.46 km)
Character Commuter rail / Branch line
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification None (electrified 1925-1961)
Route map
Danbury Branch
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New Milford (proposed)
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Brookfield (proposed)
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Housatonic Railroad
to Derby Junction
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North Danbury (proposed)
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Danbury Yard & Railway Museum
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64.9 mi
104.4 km
Danbury
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62.2 mi
100.1 km
Bethel
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58.5 mi
94.1 km
Redding
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54.0 mi
86.9 km
Branchville
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Zone 42
Zone 41
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Georgetown (proposed)
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50.2 mi
80.8 km
Cannondale
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48.5 mi
78.1 km
Wilton
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Kent Road (closed)
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45.0 mi
72.4 km
Merritt 7
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Wall Street (proposed)
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Zone 17
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Danbury Branch Dockyard & Norwalk River
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41.0 mi
66 km
South Norwalk
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39.2 mi
63.1 km
Rowayton
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37.7 mi
60.7 km
Darien
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36.2 mi
58.3 km
Noroton Heights
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36.2 mi
58.3 km
Stamford
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New Haven intermediate stops
Zone 16
Zone 1
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0.0 mi
0 km
Grand Central

The Danbury Branch is a diesel branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line in the U.S. state of Connecticut, running from downtown Norwalk north to Danbury. It opened in 1852 as the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Until the early 1970s, passenger service continued north from Danbury to Canaan, Connecticut, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Metro-North took over operation of the line from Conrail in 1983, and the modern-day branch is mostly single-tracked.

Contents

History

Original Georgetown station, circa 1919 GeorgetownCTRRStation1919.jpg
Original Georgetown station, circa 1919
The SoNo Switch Tower Museum in Norwalk SouthNorwalkSwitchTowerMuseum08122007.jpg
The SoNo Switch Tower Museum in Norwalk

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad began operating its line from Norwalk north to Danbury on February 22, 1852. In July 1872 a branch from the mainline at Bethel northeast to Hawleyville opened. At Hawleyville, the branch connected to the Housatonic Railroad, continuing north into Massachusetts. Also at Hawleyville, connections with the Shepaug Railroad to Litchfield were possible. [2]

Starting on May 1, 1874, that connection was supplemented by the New York, Housatonic and Northern Railroad, running from Danbury northeast to the Housatonic. In 1881 the New York and New England Railroad was completed, giving another connection at Danbury and at Hawleyville. A short branch from Branchville on the mainline west to Ridgefield opened July 1, 1870. In July 1882 an extension was built in Norwalk to docks at Wilson Point. The Housatonic Railroad leased the D&N on July 21, 1887; and soon after, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad leased the Housatonic. [2]

Long-distance passenger service operated on the line. The Berkshire ran on the line from Grand Central to Danbury, to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Many railroad bridges along the Danbury Branch were damaged or destroyed in the 1955 Norwalk river flood. [3] The NYNH&H merged into Penn Central in 1969. On January 1, 1971, the State of Connecticut leased the Danbury Branch from Penn Central. [4] The last passenger train from Danbury north to Pittsfield, Massachusetts ran in April 1971, the day before Amtrak assumed passenger operations. From 1976 until 1983, freight and passenger service on the line was provided by the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) under a contract with Connecticut. In 1983 the newly formed Metro-North Commuter Railroad took over operation of passenger service along the line. [1] [ page needed ] Conrail continued to provide freight service on the line until 1993. The Providence and Worcester Railroad now provides freight service along the Danbury Branch.

Upon renovation of the Merritt 7 station, Metro-North ceased stops at Kent Road on January 16, 1994, and instead provided service via shuttle bus to Merritt 7 for local employers. By the time of its closing, fewer than 15 passengers used the station daily. [5]

Electrification

The Danbury Line operated electric-powered trains beginning in 1925. The catenary system on the Danbury Line was removed in 1961 when diesel-powered locomotives resumed service on the line. [6] [7] Steel posts that once carried the overhead catenary system can still be seen along the line. [8] As of 2022, the Connecticut Department of Transportation was studying the feasibility of installing catenary wire on the Danbury Branch. [9]

Railway museums

The Switchtower Museum in South Norwalk describes to visitors how railroad employees would switch the tracks for trains continuing on the Danbury branch line, then switch them back for trains travelling along the New Haven main line. [10]

The Danbury Railway Museum is located in the former Union Station of the D&N and NY&NE in Danbury. It lies just north of the current Danbury Metro-North station. At the museum are examples of rolling stock retired from service as well as an indoor display of model trains.

Plans

Former Solari display for the branch used at Grand Central Terminal; now at the Danbury Railway Museum. Old Danbury Branch Solari.jpg
Former Solari display for the branch used at Grand Central Terminal; now at the Danbury Railway Museum.

There have been proposals to re-electrify the Danbury Branch, along with a plan to extend service north from Danbury to New Milford. [11]

In connection with the planned redevelopment of the Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill as a residential neighborhood, reopening a Georgetown station between the Cannondale and Branchville stations has been approved, though not yet scheduled or funded. [12] [13] The previous station was abandoned in the 1970s due to low ridership.

Over $60 million was allocated to the Danbury Branch, approximately half from the economic stimulus package of 2009, to improve current stations, build siding tracks, and install a new signal system. Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell held a press conference with local politicians at the Cannondale station on July 28, 2009, to announce that construction was scheduled to start in late 2009 and finish in 2011. [14] The new signal system finally began operation in 2013, but extensive work was still ongoing in 2014 because of unresolved problems with the drop gates at grade crossings. [15] [16]

In fall 2012, the focus of the plan was only on improving the corridor as far as Danbury, with no extension. [11]

In May 2015, Governor Dannel Malloy's five-year plan for transportation improvements called "Let's Go CT" only mentioned one point for the Danbury Branch. [17] This is a new small rail yard called the Danbury Line Dock Yard Improvements. This area in South Norwalk will include electrification of the southern end of the branch. This was to enable work to commence on the Walk Bridge. [18] However, at the same time a 30-year plan was published that does envision electrification of the Danbury Branch, extending service to New Milford and electrifying that extension. Electrification of the portion to Danbury would cost $400 million; the extension to New Milford would cost $450 million, and the electrification of the extension would cost $540 million. [19]

On February 1, 2017, the Connecticut State Bond Commission authorized $21 million in borrowing for upgrades at the Merritt 7 station as well as for the addition of a station on the New Haven Line. The Merritt 7 station would have a footbridge added, a raised platform, and an expanded shelter. [20]

Plans to reopen the long-closed Wall Street station are under consideration in wake of new housing developments in Norwalk Center. [21]

Stations

West of South Norwalk, the New Haven Line continues southwest to Grand Central Terminal and northeast to Union Station in New Haven.

All trains stop at all seven stations on the branch. The trip from Danbury to South Norwalk currently (2018) takes about 54 minutes. All peak trains and some off-peak run to Stamford on weekdays, and limited service runs to Grand Central Terminal as well. Limited through service from Danbury to Grand Central takes about 2 hours. Two weekday trains serve the intermediate stations (Rowayton, Darien, and Noroton Heights) in peak direction.

The following services that connect to the Danbury Branch are Amtrak, [22] Metro-North Railroad, [23] Norwalk Transit District, [24] and HARTransit. [25]

ZoneLocationStation Miles (km)
from GCT
Date
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Date
closed
Connections / notes
17 Norwalk South Norwalk Wheelchair symbol.svg 41.0 (66.0)Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
Norwalk Transit District: 10, 11, 12, Evening Shuttle, Sunday Shuttle, Norwalk Commuter Shuttle [24]
41
Wall Street 18601956Station house was at 47 Wall St. Norwalk, CT right over the tracks. [26]
Merritt 7 Wheelchair symbol.svg 45.0 (72.4)1985 [27] Norwalk Transit: Route 7 Link, Norwalk Commuter Connection
Wilton
Kent Road January 12, 1976January 16, 1994
Wilton Wheelchair symbol.svg 48.5 (78.1)1852Norwalk Transit: Route 7 Link
Cannondale Wheelchair symbol.svg 50.2 (80.8)1852Norwalk Transit: Route 7 Link
Georgetown 1970s
42 Ridgefield Branchville Wheelchair symbol.svg 54.0 (86.9)1852Norwalk Transit: Route 7 Link
Redding Sanford 18521938
Redding Wheelchair symbol.svg 58.7 (94.5)1852Norwalk Transit: Route 7 Link
Bethel Bethel Wheelchair symbol.svg 62.2 (100.1)1852 Housatonic Area Regional Transit: 5
Danbury Danbury Wheelchair symbol.svg 64.9 (104.4)1852Housatonic Area Regional Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Route 7 Link, Danbury–Brewster Shuttle, Newton Road Loop

Rolling stock

Unlike the New Haven main line or the New Canaan Branch, the Danbury Branch is not electrified, and uses diesel locomotives in push-pull operation. Usually, the diesels push trains toward Grand Central Terminal, and pull toward Danbury. All of the passenger cars used are Shoreliner series cars, powered by GE P32AC-DM Genesis, Brookville BL20GH, or EMD GP40-3H locomotives.

In August 2023, CTDOT approved a contract with Alstom for 60 single-level passenger cars. The cars will replace the existing Shoreliner coach fleet on the Waterbury Branch and the Danbury Branch, as well as Mafersa coaches on the Hartford Line. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2026. [28] [29]

See also

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