Seymour station
Seymour | |||||||||||
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Seymour Metro-North station in 2012 | |||||||||||
Location |
1 Main Street Seymour, CT | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°23′43″N 73°04′21″W / 41.3953°N 73.0725°WCoordinates: 41°23′43″N 73°04′21″W / 41.3953°N 73.0725°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Fare zone | 51 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2007) |
6,344 | ||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||
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The Seymour Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Seymour, Connecticut via the Waterbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Most service on the Waterbury Branch is shuttle service to Bridgeport with one morning rush-hour trip ending at Stamford running on very light frequencies (six trains daily weekdays, four weekends).
The station is 75 miles from Grand Central Terminal, with travel time there being an average of two hours, four minutes depending on transfer time at Bridgeport. Travel time to Bridgeport is 32 minutes, and travel time to Stamford is 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Station responsibility
Ownership[1] | Station
Manager |
Platform
Lights |
Trash | Platform
Snow |
Shelter
Glaze |
Platform
Structure |
Parking | Remarks |
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ConnDOT | ConnDOT | MNR | MNR | MNR | ConnDOT | ConnDOT | Town | Branch platforms state owned |
Platform and track configuration
1 | ■ Waterbury Branch | for Bridgeport |
■ Waterbury Branch | for Waterbury | |
■ | Freight siding, no service |
This station has one low-level side platform to the west of the tracks, long enough for one door of one car to receive and discharge passengers. The Waterbury Branch has two track at this location. The eastern track is a freight siding, not adjacent to the platform.
See also
- Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.
References
- ↑ "NEW HAVEN LINE TRAIN STATION VISUAL INSPECTION" (PDF). ct.gov.
External links
- Metro-North Railroad - Seymour
- Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Seymour Station" July 2002
- Station House from Google Maps Street View