Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, served by Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line.
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![]() Milford station in June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Railroad Avenue Milford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.222350°N 73.059619°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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History
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]
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.[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]
Bibliography
- Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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