Riverside (Metro-North station)
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 North side of the station, from Riverside Ave. bridge |
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| Address | 1 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, CT 06878 |
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| Coordinates | 41°01′58″N 73°35′39″W / 41.032735°N 73.594215°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 324 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 195,000[1]  0% |
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The Riverside Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Riverside area of Greenwich, Connecticut via the New Haven Line.
The station is 30.2 miles from Grand Central Terminal. The station has 324 parking spaces, 307 owned by the state.[2] The pedestrian bridge over the tracks has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.
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[edit] Platform and track configuration
This station has two high-level side platforms each six cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound or Manhattan-bound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound or outbound trains.
The New Haven Line has four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains.
[edit] See also
- Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (750)
- ^ "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" submitted by Urbitran Associates Inc. to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6, July 2003
[edit] Pictures
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Station house
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Trackside view of station house
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Vandalized, dirty, rusty shelter on south side
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Stairways and pedestrian bridge
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Stairway, north side, 42 steps
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Riverside Ave. bridge, looking north
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Wilmot Lane stairs, north side
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Riverside (Metro-North station) |
- Metro-North Railroad - Riverside
- List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- State Department of Transportation inspection report, January, 2007
- Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Riverside Station" report, September 2002
- Riverside Avenue bridge
- Riverside Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
