Wilton station (Metro-North)
The Wilton station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Wilton, Connecticut.
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![]() Station house and platform, view from northwest | ||||||||||||
Location | 7 Station Road, Wilton, Connecticut | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.1959°N 73.4321°W | |||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT[1] | |||||||||||
Operated by | ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1] | |||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
Connections | Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | |||||||||||
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Parking | 212 | |||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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Fare zone | 41 | |||||||||||
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Passengers (2018) | 240 | |||||||||||
Rank | 94 of 124[2] | |||||||||||
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The station is 48.5 miles (78.1 km) to Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from there is 1 hour and 19 minutes regardless of through trains or transfers.
The station has 212 parking spaces, 105 owned by the state[3] and all managed by the Town of Wilton.[1] The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for trash removal and platform lighting.[1]
Station layout
This station has one four-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions. On either side of the station, the two tracks merge into a single track.[4]:26
Track 1 | ← Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Merritt 7) Danbury Branch toward Merritt 7 (Cannondale) → |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right ![]() | |
Track 2 | ← Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Danbury) Danbury Branch toward Danbury (Cannondale) → |
See also
- Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.
References
- Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- "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
- "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
External links
Media related to Wilton (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons- Metro-North station page for Wilton
- Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection for the Wilton Station" report, September 2002
- Station from Ridgefield Road from Google Maps Street View