Milford | |||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Railroad Avenue Milford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°13′20″N73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
Connections | CTTransit New Haven: 271M Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford | ||||||||||||
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Parking | 676 spaces | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 20 (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||
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Opened | December 25, 1848 [1] [2] | ||||||||||||
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January 15, 1972 | Station agent eliminated [3] | ||||||||||||
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2018 | 1,508 daily boardings [4] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||
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Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, served by Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line.
The station opened on December 25, 1848. [2]
Shore Line East service at the station was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. [5] [6]
The station has two high-level side platforms. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is four cars long and generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is 10 cars long and generally used by eastbound trains. The New Haven Line has three tracks at this location. The inner track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains. Milford is the only station on the New Haven Line with only three tracks. [7] [8] : 23 The Northeast Corridor Commission identified restoring the fourth track in Milford as priority its 2021 CONNECT NEC 2035 report. [9]
The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state. [10]
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