Seymour (Metro-North station)

Seymour
Seymour Metro-North Station on August 10, 2011.
Location	1 Main Street Seymour, CT
Coordinates	41°23′43″N 73°04′21″W / 41.3953°N 73.0725°WCoordinates: 41°23′43″N 73°04′21″W / 41.3953°N 73.0725°W
Line(s)	Waterbury Branch
Platforms	1Low side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTTransit New Haven: F
Other information
Fare zone	51
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Ansonia toward Bridgeport Waterbury Branch Beacon Falls toward Waterbury

The Seymour Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Seymour, Connecticut via the Waterbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Most service on the Waterbury Branch is shuttle service to Bridgeport with one morning rush-hour trip ending at Stamford running on very light frequencies (six trains daily weekdays, four weekends).

The station is 75 miles from Grand Central Terminal, with travel time there being an average of two hours, four minutes depending on transfer time at Bridgeport. Travel time to Bridgeport is 32 minutes, and travel time to Stamford is 1 hour and 2 minutes.

Platform and track configuration

1	■ Waterbury Branch	for Bridgeport
	■ Waterbury Branch	for Waterbury
	■	Freight siding, no service

This station has one low-level side platform to the west of the tracks, long enough for one door of one car to receive and discharge passengers. The Waterbury Branch has two track at this location. The eastern track is a freight siding, not adjacent to the platform.

See also

• Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.

References

External links

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

• Metro-North Railroad - Seymour
• Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Seymour Station" July 2002
• Station House from Google Maps Street View

The station as seen in an old postcard picture.