Wilton (Metro-North station)
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| Wilton | |||||||||||
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 Station house and platform, view from northwest |
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| Address | 7 Station Road Wilton, CT, 06897-2515 |
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| Coordinates | 41°11′45″N 73°25′56″W / 41.1959°N 73.4321°WCoordinates: 41°11′45″N 73°25′56″W / 41.1959°N 73.4321°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 212 | ||||||||||
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The Wilton Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Wilton, Connecticut, via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line.
The station is 48.5 miles (78.1 km) to Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from there is 1 hour, 19 minutes regardless of through trains or transfers at Stamford or South Norwalk.
The station has 212 parking spaces, 105 owned by the state.[1]
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[edit] Platform and track configuration
This station has one four-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions. The Danbury Branch has two tracks at this location.
[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
- ^ "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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View of station house from platform, looking northeast
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Looking south at the north end of the platform
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Station house from the bridge
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Southern approach from tracks
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South Wilton Station, ca. 1906
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wilton (Metro-North station) |
- Metro-North Railroad - Wilton
- Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection for the Wilton Station" report, September 2002
- Station from Ridgefield Road from Google Maps Street View
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