Westport (Metro-North station)
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| Address | 1 Railroad Place, Westport, CT 06880 |
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| Coordinates | 41°07′12″N 73°22′17″W / 41.119986°N 73.37142°W | ||||||||||
| Lines | Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line | ||||||||||
| Connections | Norwalk Transit District: 1, S2, S3, S4 |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,454 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 658,320[1] ▬ 0% | ||||||||||
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The Westport Metro-North Railroad station is one of two New Haven Line stations serving the residents of Westport, Connecticut. It is located in the center of the Saugatuck section of town, a few miles south of downtown Westport.
Westport is 44.2 miles (71.1 km) from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from Grand Central is one hour, seven minutes, though this varies depending on run and time of day.
The station has 1,454 parking spaces, 1,126 of them owned by the state.[2]
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[edit] Platform and track configuration
This station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound or inbound 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] Connections
- Norwalk Transit District: S2, S3, S4
- Greyhound
 Station, about 1915 |
[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 (2532)
- ^ [1]"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] External links
- Metro-North Railroad - Westport
- [2]Bureau of Public Transportation of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection for the Westport Station" report dated December 2006
