Naugatuck station

Naugatuck
Naugatuck
	Naugatuck station in August 2023
General information
Location	195 Water Street; Naugatuck, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°29′34″N73°03′08″W / 41.49278°N 73.05222°W
Owned by	ConnDOT
Operated by	ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)	Waterbury Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	CT Transit Waterbury: 473, 470
Construction
Parking	125 spaces
Accessible	no
Other information
Fare zone	51
History
Opened	1911
Passengers
2018	68 daily boardings
Services
Location
Location

Last updated June 09, 2024

Naugatuck station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Naugatuck, Connecticut.^[5]

Station layout

The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track. It 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] The station has 125 parking spaces operated by the borough of Naugatuck.^[1]^[3]

History

Rail service in Naugatuck dates back to the 1840s with the establishment of the Naugatuck Railroad. The Naugatuck was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which built a new station house between 1908 and 1910, and opened it in 1911. The old station was designed by Henry Bacon, one of America's foremost architects.^[6] This former station building was recently the headquarters for the Naugatuck Historical Society^[7] and is now The Station Restaurant.^[8]

The Connecticut Department of Transportation plans to relocate the station about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south.^[9] The relocated station will have a 350-foot (110 m) high-level accessible platform (long enough for a four-car train) and additional parking.^[9]^[10] The new location is on straight track, rather than the curved track of the existing station; the relocation allows for the high-level platform and the possible future addition of a second track.^[9] It is on an embankment; a two-story elevator tower will connect the parking area to the platform.^[9]^[10]As of November 2023^[update], construction is expected to begin in spring 2025 and cost $26 million.^[9]

Related Research Articles

The Naugatuck Railroad is a common carrier railroad owned by the Railroad Museum of New England and operated on tracks leased from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The original Naugatuck Railroad was a railroad chartered to operate through south central Connecticut in 1845, with the first section opening for service in 1849. In 1887 the line was leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and became wholly owned by 1906. At its greatest extent the Naugatuck ran from Bridgeport north to Winsted. Today's Naugatuck Railroad, formed in 1996, runs from Waterbury to the end of track in Torrington, Connecticut. From Waterbury south to the New Haven Line, Metro-North Railroad operates commuter service on the Waterbury Branch.

The Waterbury Branch is a branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, running north from a junction in the Devon section of Milford to Waterbury, Connecticut. Originally built as the Naugatuck Railroad, it once continued north to Winsted. The part north of Waterbury is now leased from CTDOT by the Railroad Museum of New England, which operates excursion trains from Thomaston station through their operating subsidiary Naugatuck Railroad ; this name was chosen in homage of the original railroad. The trackage ends in Torrington, but Metro-North service on the branch ends at Waterbury. There are conceptual plans to extend service from its current terminus in Waterbury to Hartford via Bristol and New Britain. Currently, riders that want to continue to New Britain and Hartford have to transfer to an express bus operated by CTtransit at Waterbury. All trains on this branch operate as shuttles between Waterbury and Bridgeport.

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References

1 2 3 4 Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
↑ "Greater Waterbury Bus System Map" (PDF). CT Transit . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
1 2 Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Table 1: New Haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.
↑ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
↑ "Metro North Rail Stations". as0.mta.info. mta.info. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
↑ "Henry Bacon Helps Beautify Naugatuck". Connecticut History. CT Humanities Project. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
↑ "Naugatuck Historical Society". Naugatuck Historical Society. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
↑ "The Station Restaurant". The Station Restaurant. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 "Project 0304-0029 Webpage". Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023.
1 2 "Naugatuck Railroad Station" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. October 13, 2023.

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[owner-1] 1 2 3 4 Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.

[2] "Greater Waterbury Bus System Map" (PDF). CT Transit . Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[parking-3] 1 2 Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Table 1: New Haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.

[mta2018-4] Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.

[5] "Metro North Rail Stations". as0.mta.info. mta.info. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[6] "Henry Bacon Helps Beautify Naugatuck". Connecticut History. CT Humanities Project. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[7] "Naugatuck Historical Society". Naugatuck Historical Society. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[8] "The Station Restaurant". The Station Restaurant. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[nov2023-9] 1 2 3 4 5 "Project 0304-0029 Webpage". Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023.

[oct2023plans-10] 1 2 "Naugatuck Railroad Station" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. October 13, 2023.

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