Glenbrook station (Metro-North)

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

Glenbrook
Glenbrook station in July 2007
General information
Location	2 Crescent Street Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.0705°N 73.5199°W / 41.0705; -73.5199
Owned by	ConnDOT[1]
Operated by	ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	CT Transit Stamford: 344, 349
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	31
History
Opened	1868
Rebuilt	1950s, 1972
Passengers
2018	415 daily boardings[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Stamford toward Stamford or Grand Central New Canaan Branch Springdale toward New Canaan
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Stamford toward New York Main Line Noroton toward New Haven
Location

Station layout

The station has one four-car-long high-level side platform with two waiting shelters to the east of the track.^[3]: 25 The platform is situated between the grade crossings of Glenbrook Road to the south and Crescent Street to the north.^[4] There are no ticket machines.^[5]

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), with some responsibilities delegated to Metro-North.^[1] Parking is managed by the city of Stamford.^[1][5] CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.^[5]

History

The mainline station on an early postcard

Glenbrook was formerly served by two stations – one on the New York–New Haven mainline, and one on the New Canaan Branch. The mainline station, located at Courtland Avenue, was closed in the early 1970s. The station has been unstaffed since January 15, 1972.^[6]

In 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original mainline station site.^[7] In December 2010, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state Bonding Commission was expected to approve $950,000 in financing for a canopy.^[8]

References

1. Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
2. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
3. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
4. "Glenbrook Train Station Visual Inspection Report / January 2007" at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Web site
5. Glenbrook Metro-North station Web page at the Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007
6. "7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets". The Bridgeport Post. January 6, 1972. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hughes, C. J. (July 8, 2007). "The Little Town in the City". The New York Times. p. RE9. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
8. Greene, Chandra Johnson (December 2, 2010). "Rell: State to Invest $950,000 in Canopy for Glenbrook Station". Stamford Patch. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

External links

• Metro-North station page for Glenbrook
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Station from Crescent Street from Google Maps Street View
• Station from Glenbrook Road from Google Maps Street View
• http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf