Talmadge Hill station

Talmadge Hill station is a commuter rail station on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located just south of the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Talmadge Hill
Talmadge Hill station in November 2011
General information
Location	1 Talmadge Hill Road New Canaan, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.116°N 73.4981°W / 41.116; -73.4981
Owned by	Connecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated by	Town of New Canaan and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	311 spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	31
History
Opened	1868
Rebuilt	1972
Passengers
2018	432 daily boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Springdale toward Stamford or Grand Central New Canaan Branch New Canaan Terminus
Location

Station layout

The station has one four-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track.^[4]: 25

The Talmadge Hill station also has a central shelter typical of other small stations on the New Haven Line, as well as a pair of smaller shelters on either end of the platform. There are two parking lots to the west of the station and to the east there are six lots. The two lots furthest to the east are for daily parking, while the remaining are for monthly commuters with New Canaan resident permits. The station is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and operated by the Town of New Canaan.^[1] The 366-space parking lot, except for 18 spaces on the east side of the tracks, is operated by the town as well.^[2] Metro-North is responsible for trash cleanup and platform lighting.^[1]

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. Connecticut Department of Transportation Individual Station Report for Talmadge Hill, 2003, accessed July 22, 2007
3. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
4. "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

Media related to Talmadge Hill station at Wikimedia Commons

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