Milford station (Connecticut)

Milford station is a commuter rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Milford, Connecticut. It is served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line plus limited CT Rail Shore Line East service.

Milford
Milford station in June 2010
General information
Location	1 Railroad Avenue Milford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619
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
Construction
Parking	676 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	20 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	December 25, 1848
Passengers
2018	1,508 daily boardings[1] (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station CT Rail Following station Stratford toward Stamford Shore Line East limited weekday service West Haven toward New London Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Stratford toward Grand Central New Haven Line West Haven toward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Devon toward New York Main Line Woodmont toward New Haven
Location

Station layout

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.^[2][3]: 23 The Northeast Corridor Commission identified restoring the fourth track in Milford as a priority in a 2021 report.^[4]

The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.^[5]

History

The station opened on December 25, 1848.^[6][7] The brick south (eastbound) station building was constructed around 1881. It is similar to other stations constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad at Fairfield and Southport. The wooden westbound (north) building was constructed in 1896 when the line was quadruple-tracked.^[8] The station agent was eliminated by Penn Central on January 15, 1972.^[9]

Shore Line East service at the station was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[10][11] Service resumed on October 7, 2024.^[12]