Springdale station

The Springdale station is a commuter rail stop on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line in Stamford, Connecticut. The station is 36.9 miles (59.4 km) from Grand Central Terminal.[3]

For the demolished station in Massachusetts, see Springdale station (Massachusetts).
Springdale
Springdale station in January 2011
Location886 Hope Street, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates41.0888°N 73.5178°W / 41.0888; -73.5178
Owned byConnDOT[1]
Operated byConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsCT Transit Stamford: 334
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone31
History
Opened1868
Rebuilt1972
Electrified12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2018)459
Rank81 of 124[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Glenbrook
towards Grand Central
 New Canaan Branch Talmadge Hill
towards New Canaan

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), with some responsibilities delegated to Metro-North.[1] Parking is managed by the city of Stamford.[1]

History

The Springdale station began as a stop on the New Canaan Railroad, which was chartered May 1866 as a short branch of the New York and New Haven Railroad. The line opened July 4, 1868. As with the rest of the New Haven Railroad, the station was acquired by Penn Central Railroad in 1969, and went bankrupt within the next year. Despite these problems, Springdale station was reconstructed 1⁄10 mile (0.16 km) south of its previous location in 1972 in order to accommodate the new M-2 Cosmopolitan railcars.

By 2010, after condominiums were built on nearby Camp Avenue, the station became more crowded.[4] In April 2010, construction started on a 400-foot, $1 million canopy on the station platform. Gar-San Corporation of Watertown won the $1.87 million contract for the project. (The company was to build an identical canopy at the Stratford train station.) A large part of the expense came from having the foundation for the canopy to be drilled into the ground because of space constraints, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). Construction was expected to be completed by the end of the year. In the meantime, 26 parking places were temporarily removed.[4] Completion of the project was expected in December.[5]

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long high-level side platform (with a shelter) to the west of the track.[6]:25

The parking lot has landscaping and a "period pedestal clock".[7] There is no ticket machine,[3] and the station's staffed ticket office closed on January 15, 1972.[8]

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ←      New Canaan Branch toward Stamford or Grand Central (Glenbrook)
←      New Canaan Branch toward New Canaan (Talmadge Hill) →

Access

The parking lot is accessible from Hope Street and is located at the west side of the station.[7] Station parking is controlled by Stamford city government,[3] which owns most of the parking lot. The state owns a much smaller parking area at the south end of the station.[7]

The station has wheelchair access, with a ramp to the platforms, but the Springdale station was built before the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ramp may not meet ADA requirements, according to Metro-North. The nearest ADA-compliant station is the main Stamford station.[3]

References
  1. Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  3. Springdale station Web page at Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007
  4. Cassidy, Martin B. (April 27, 2010). "Work begins on $1M canopy: Springdale depot to get 400-foot overhang". The Advocate. Stamford. p. A3.
  5. Greene, Chandra Johnson (December 2, 2010). "Rell: State to Invest $950,000 in Canopy for Glenbrook Station". Stamford Patch. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  6. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  7. "Springdale Train Station Visual Inspection Report / January 2007" prepared by the Bureau of Public Transportation of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, accessed at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Web site on July 4, 2007
  8. "7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets". The Bridgeport Post. January 6, 1972. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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