Talmadge Hill station

The Talmadge Hill station is a commuter rail stop on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located just south fo the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, Connecticut. The station is 39 miles (63 km) away from Grand Central Terminal.

Talmadge Hill
Central shelter at the station
Location1 Talmadge Hill Road, New Canaan, Connecticut
Coordinates41.116°N 73.4981°W / 41.116; -73.4981
Owned byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated byTown of New Canaan and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking311 spaces[2]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone31
History
Opened1868
Rebuilt1972
Electrified12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2018)432
Rank84 of 124[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Springdale
towards Grand Central
 New Canaan Branch New Canaan
Terminus

The station is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and operated by the Town of New Canaan.[1] The 366-space parking lot, except for 18 spaces just across the tracks from the platform, is operated by the town as well.[2] Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting.[1]

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the track.[4]:25

The Talmadge Hill station has a central shelter typical of other small stations on the New Haven Line, as well as a pair of smaller shelters on either end of the platform. There are 2 parking lots to the west of the station and to the east there are six lots. The two lots furthest to the east are for daily parking, while the remaining are for monthly commuters with New Canaan resident permits.

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

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. Connecticut Department of Transportation Individual Station Report for Talmadge Hill, 2003, accessed July 22, 2007
  3. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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