Southport station (Metro-North)

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Southport
FairfieldCT WestboundSouthportRRStation2.jpg
Westbound station building, 2016
General information
Location96 Station Street (eastbound)
100 Center Street (westbound), Southport, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°08′09″N73°17′20″W / 41.13589°N 73.28898°W / 41.13589; -73.28898
Owned by Connecticut DOT; leased to Town of Fairfield
Line(s)ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: Coastal Link
Construction
Parking179 spaces
Other information
Fare zone18
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848 [1] [2]
Rebuilt1884, January 2008–February 2009
Passengers
2018358
Rank87 of 124 [3]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad Following station
Green's Farms
toward Grand Central
New Haven Line Fairfield
toward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Green's Farms
toward New York
Main Line Fairfield
toward New Haven
Southport Railroad Stations
Coordinates 41°8′11″N73°17′10″W / 41.13639°N 73.28611°W / 41.13639; -73.28611
Built1884
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 89000927 [4]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1989

Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield Metro.

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History

The former eastbound station in 2016 FairfleldCT FormerEastboundSouthportRRStation.jpg
The former eastbound station in 2016

The station was opened in 1884, and the existing westbound and eastbound station buildings were constructed in the late 19th century by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. [5] The westbound building is wooden, built in the saltbox-style. The eastbound building is made of brick, and is no longer in railroad use. Instead, it houses a restaurant. The station agent was eliminated on January 15, 1972. [6] In 1989, the station buildings were listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Southport Railroad Stations.

The westbound station house, one of the few remaining original station houses on the New Haven Line, was gutted by a fire on January 4, 2008. The building housed both an art gallery and a passenger waiting area prior to fire. The majority of the artwork was saved. Most of the damage done to the building during the fire was caused by the water that was being used to extinguish the fire. It was predicted that the building would have to be entirely replaced, but it was decided instead to refurbish it after the damage was assessed to be less severe than originally thought. [7] The refurbishment cost $3 million. A temporary waiting room was created for passengers at the station. The refurbishment was finished by the beginning of the next year, and was officially re-opened by then-governor Jodi Rell in February 2009. [8] [9]

Station layout

The station has two offset high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor. [10] : 21  It has 179 parking spaces, of which 99 are owned by the state. [11]

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