North Danbury station

North Danbury station is a proposed commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, to be located in Danbury, Connecticut.

North Danbury
General information
Location67 White Turkey Road Ext.
Danbury, CT, 06810
Coordinates41.4285°N 73.4113°W / 41.4285; -73.4113
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)Danbury Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone43
Proposed services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Danbury
towards South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central
 Danbury Branch Brookfield
towards New Milford

History

Plans call for the station to be located at the current park and ride at 67 White Turkey Road Ext, adjacent to the Brookfield-Danbury border.[1] Original plans for the station had surfaced in 2009–2010, when a study was conducted to determine the viability of the station.[2] Although plans had gone under for a while, improvements being made to the line by the State of Connecticut could mean a station in the near future.[3] In September 2020, due to an increase in demand for expansion of commuter rail service to Greater Danbury, the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $400,000 grant to the Western Connecticut Council of Governments to study improvements along the Danbury Branch line and develop a plan for expanding service north. This would include the construction of a North Danbury, Brookfield and New Milford station.[4]

See also

References
  1. https://www.dotdata.ct.gov/DanburyBranchStudy/documents/TOD%20Report/10_Appendix%20C_Danbury%20Branch%20TOD%20Report_compressed.pdf Danbury Branch Extension Planning Documents: TOD Potential Maps
  2. http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Metro-North-s-Danbury-Line-improvements-getting-6006976.php Proposed Danbury Branch Extension
  3. http://www.danburybranchstudy.com/ Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Danbury Branch Electrification Study
  4. https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/09/17-six-rail-projects-among-58-receiving-build-grant-capital-funding Six rail projects among 58 receiving BUILD grant capital funding Another 10 projects with rail component get capital or planning funding September 17, 2020
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