Branchville station
Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut
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Branchville station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the Branchville neighborhood of Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Branchville | |||||||||||||
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Branchville station in November 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 787 Branchville Road Ridgefield, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.2667°N 73.4409°W | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Connecticut Department of Transportation[1] | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Town of Ridgefield[1] | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 168 spaces[2] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 42 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 123 daily boardings[3] | ||||||||||||
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History
Ridgefield opened in 1852 as an original station on the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. The name was changed to Branchville upon the 1870 opening of the Ridgefield Branch. A new station building was built around 1887 and served until the current station house was built in 1905.[4] The building is currently occupied by the Whistle Stop Bakery, which opened in the 1980s.[5] The Ridgefield Branch was used for passenger service until 1925 and for freight service until 1964.[6][7]
Station layout
The station has one three-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track. A 1,500-foot (460 m) passing siding extends north from the station.[8]: 27
The station has 168 parking spaces and two EV charging stations,[2] which are owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and managed by the town. However, Metro-North is responsible for trash removal.[1]
