Kent Road station
Kent Road | |||||||||||
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 The station site of Kent Road, seen behind a pile of concrete and cement blocks in May 2012. | |||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 low side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1976 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1994 | ||||||||||
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Kent Road was a station on the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Penn Central opened the station in 1976 to serve Perkin-Elmer's headquarters in Wilton.[1] It was located on the Wilton-Norwalk line, 46.2 miles (74.4 km) from Grand Central Terminal, south of a grade crossing with Kent Road. The New Haven Railroad previously had a station immediately north of the crossing. The station consisted of a low-level platform and a small shelter. Metro-North discontinued service here on January 16, 1994.[2] It is notable for being the last station on the New Haven Line to be abandoned, and the only one closed during the Metro-North era. No station structures remain at the site.
References
- ^ "Kent Road". Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ "Trains Will End Stops at Kent Road Sunday". The Wilton Bulletin. Wilton, Connecticut. 12 January 1994. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
Categories:
- Metro-North Railroad stations in Connecticut
- Buildings and structures in Wilton, Connecticut
- Stations along New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines
- Railway stations opened in 1976
- Railway stations closed in 1994
- Railroad stations in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Defunct railway stations in the United States