Greenwich station (Metro-North)

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Greenwich station in August 2008
General information
Location20 Railroad Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°01′20″N73°37′29″W / 41.022326°N 73.62462°W / 41.022326; -73.62462
Owned by State of Connecticut (platforms)
Private ownership (station building) [1]
Line(s) ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg CT Transit Stamford: 11, I-BUS Express
Aiga bus trans.svg Norwalk Transit District: Greenwich Commuter Connection - Central Loop, West Loop
Construction
Parking1,274 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone15
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848 [2] [3]
RebuiltMarch 5, 1970 (1970-03-05)
Passengers
20184,032 daily boardings [4]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad Following station
Port Chester New Haven Line Cos Cob
toward Stamford
Harlem-125th Street New Canaan Branch
select weekday service
Stamford
toward New Canaan
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Port Chester
toward New York
Main Line Cos Cob
toward New Haven
Location
Greenwich station (Metro-North)

Greenwich station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line located in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Station layout

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Station platforms in 2022

The station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor. [5] :19

Unlike most stations on the line, Greenwich station is owned and maintained by multiple agencies and organizations. The State of Connecticut owns the station's platforms, Metro-North maintains the platforms, but the station building and parking facilities are privately owned. [1]

History

The Penn Central Transportation Company opened the current station building on March 5, 1970, replacing an older structure, built by the New York & New Haven Railroad, which was demolished. As built the new building was a two-story structure with 8,550-square-foot (794 m2) of space. The station was the centerpiece of Greenwich Plaza, a new mixed-use retail development. [6] [7] A proposed $45 million project, of which plans were shown in July 2019, would replace that building with a new station on the south side of the tracks. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 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. p. 235.
  4. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  5. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  6. "New station for Greenwich" (PDF). Penn Central Post. May 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014.
  7. "Penn Central Opens Greenwich Station". The Bridgeport Post . March 6, 1970. p. 62. Retrieved October 1, 2014 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. Kaufman, Richard (July 11, 2019). "Town Unveils Plans to Redevelop Greenwich Train Station, Movie Theater". Greenwich Sentinel.

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