Seymour station

Seymour
Seymour
	Seymour station in September 2018
General information
Location	1 Main Street, Seymour, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°23′43″N73°04′21″W / 41.3953°N 73.0725°W
Owned by	ConnDOT
Operated by	ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)	Waterbury Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	CTTransit New Haven: 255
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	51
Passengers
2018	33
Rank	118 of 124
Services

Last updated August 31, 2023

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

Station layout

The station has one low-level side platform to the west of the tracks, long enough for one door of one car to receive and discharge passengers. The eastern track is a freight siding, not adjacent to the platform. The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal.^[1] A small parking lot is managed by the town of Seymour.^[1]

History

The Naugatuck Railroad opened from Milford north to Seymour in May 1849, with the extension to Waterbury opening the next month.^[4] The original wooden station was replaced in 1898 by a buff brick station, now demolished. A small modern brick shelter was installed in the 1980s or 1990s.^[5]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 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 Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group, Operations Planning and Analysis Department, Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
↑ Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780942147124.
↑ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780942147087.

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[owner-1] 1 2 3 4 5 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.

[mta2018-3] 1 2 Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group, Operations Planning and Analysis Department, Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.

[sne-4] Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780942147124.

[depots-5] Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780942147087.

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