East Norwalk station
East Norwalk | |||||||||||||
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 East Norwalk station in November 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 281 East Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°06′14″N 73°24′16″W / 41.10400°N 73.40450°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Norwalk Transit District: 8, 11 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 231 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 17 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 726 daily boardings[2] | ||||||||||||
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East Norwalk station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the East Norwalk neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut. The station building was constructed by Metro-North in the 1980s.[3]
The Founder's Stone Monument, which formerly located at East Avenue and Fitch Street, is adjacent to the station.[4][5] It marks the earliest Norwalk settlement and adjacent first Meeting House (seat of government), which were located at its former site.[6]
History
[edit]East Norwalk station first opened in 1885 to serve the quickly growing East Norwalk neighborhood.[7] The original station building was replaced c. 1897 by a smaller structure on the opposite side of the tracks.[7] That station would continue to serve until c. 1939 when it was replaced by another structure across the tracks and subsequently removed.[7] A separate westbound shelter was built some time around 1950, and both structures would serve until the current building was constructed by Metro-North in the 1980s.[3][7]
Station layout
[edit]The station has two offset high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor.[8]: 21 The platforms are offset, with the westbound platform west of East Street and the eastbound platform to the east.
References
[edit]- ^ "EAST NORWALK TRAIN STATION VISUAL INSPECTION REPORT" (PDF). Bureau of Public Transportation Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ a b Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ Pelland, Dave (December 16, 2009). "Founding Monument, Norwalk". CT Monuments.net. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ Scott, Angeline (1902). "Norwalk, Connecticut". The New England Magazine. 32: 588–589.
- ^ Booth, Richard A. (2005). "NORWALK CITY HALL AREA". City of Norwalk, Connecticut. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Belletzkie, Bob. "Stations:E". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
External links
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Media related to East Norwalk station at Wikimedia Commons