Milford station (Connecticut)

Milford

The Milford station
Location 1 Railroad Avenue
Milford, CT 06460
Coordinates 41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619
Line(s)

Metro-North:

ConnDOT:

Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections CTTransit New Haven: J
Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford
Construction
Parking 676 spaces
Other information
Fare zone 20 (Metro-North)
Electrified 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 351,000Steady 0% (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
New Haven Line
ConnDOT
toward Stamford
Shore Line East
toward New London

The Milford Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Milford, Connecticut via the New Haven Line. It is 63.2 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from Grand Central is one hour, 32 minutes. The station actually consists of two separate stations on either side of the tracks, typical of such small railroad stations.

The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.[1]

Platform and track configuration

1  New Haven Line for Grand Central
2  New Haven Line no stop
 Northeast Corridor no stop
4  New Haven Line for New Haven – State Street

This station has two high-level side platforms. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is four cars long and generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is 10 cars long and generally used by eastbound trains.

The New Haven Line has three tracks at this location. The inner track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains. Milford is the only station on the New Haven Line with only three tracks.[2]

The station is also served by 2 eastbound Shore Line East trains per weekday.

See also

References

External links

Media related to Milford (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619

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