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| {{Short description|Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut}} | |||
| The '''Derby-Shelton''' ] station serves residents of ] and ] via the ] of the ]. Located in Derby, Derby-Shelton is the last regular stop on the Waterbury Branch before it joins the ]. Through service to Bridgeport takes an average of 22 minutes though a peak hour run in each direction also stops at ]. The distance between Derby-Shelton and either of the next stops is the longest between any two stations on the Metro-North system (10.5 miles to Stratford, 15.1 miles to Bridgeport). | |||
| {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} | |||
| {{Infobox station | |||
| | name = ''Derby/Shelton'' | |||
| | style = MNRR | |||
| | style2 = New Haven Connecticut black | |||
| | image = Derby-Shelton station, September 2018.JPG | |||
| | image_caption = Derby–Shelton station in September 2018 | |||
| | address = 1 Main Street | |||
| | borough = ] | |||
| | coordinates = {{coord|41.3202843|-73.0835652|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} | |||
| | owned = ]<ref name=owner>{{Cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DOT/documents/dpt/1StationInspectionSummaryReportpdf.pdf?la=en |title=New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report |author=Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation |publisher=] |date=January 2007}}</ref> | |||
| | operator = ConnDOT and ]<ref name=owner/> | |||
| | line = <!--redundant--> | |||
| | platform = 1 ] | |||
| | tracks = 1 | |||
| | connections = ]: 15, 23<br>]: 255 | |||
| | parking = 75 spaces<ref name=parking/> | |||
| | bicycle = Yes | |||
| | accessible = | |||
| | code = | |||
| | zone = 51 | |||
| | opened = 1849{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} | |||
| | rebuilt = | |||
| | mpassengers = {{rail pass box|passengers=74 daily boardings<ref name="mta2018">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/mnrr-2018-weekday-station-boardings |title=Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings |date=April 2019 |publisher=Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group |page=6}}</ref>| pass_year=2018}} | |||
| | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MNRR|line1=Waterbury Branch|left1=Stratford|right1=Ansonia|left2=Bridgeport|right2=Ansonia|to-left1=Bridgeport|to-left2=Bridgeport|note-left1=Weekday service}} | |||
| | mapframe = yes | |||
| | mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#EE0034 |zoom=14 }} | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Derby–Shelton station''' (signed as '''Derby/Shelton''') is a ] station on the ] of the ] ], serving the cities of ] and ]. It is the southernmost stop on the Waterbury Branch before trains merge onto the ]. | |||
| The station is 69.5 miles to ], with travel time there being an average of one hour, 54 minutes depending on transfer time at Bridgeport. Travel time to ] is an average of one hour, two minutes depending on transfer time. | |||
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==Station layout== | ||
| The station has one three-car-long low-level ] to the west of the single track. | |||
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| The station is owned and operated by the ], but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal.<ref name=owner/> The 75-space parking lot<ref name=parking> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf |date= July 12, 2007 }}</ref> is managed by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.<ref name=owner/> | |||
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| {{s-rail|title=MNRR}} | |||
| {{s-line|system=MNRR|line=Waterbury Branch|previous=Stratford|next=Ansonia|type2=Waterbury|type=Bridgeport}} | |||
| {{end box}} | |||
| ==Future station== | |||
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| With the completion of the Waterbury Branch Signalization project upgrading capacity for future 30 minute service headways, Governor Lamont announced on November 14, 2021 that 7 new trains will be coming to the Waterbury Line in 2022 and the Derby-Shelton Train Station was a priority in getting new riders onto the line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Falbo-Sosnovich|first=Jean|date=November 14, 2021|title=Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments|url=https://valley.newhavenindependent.org/article/lamont_touts_infrastructure_investments/|url-status=live|website=Valley Independent Sentinel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119225226/https://valley.newhavenindependent.org/article/lamont_touts_infrastructure_investments/ |archive-date=2022-01-19 }}</ref> Paired with the development of ] and the new ], the new station will function as a new multimodal center for Derby and its new residents. The new station received 12.6 million in Federal Funds 6 days later and later received another 12.4 from the State of Connecticut on December 21, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Driscoll|first=Eugene|date=November 19, 2021|title=Federal $12.6 Million Grant For Derby-Shelton Train Station Upgrade|url=https://valley.newhavenindependent.org/article/12.6_million_grant_will_rehab_and_upgrade_derby-shelton_train_station|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113164732/https://valley.newhavenindependent.org/article/12.6_million_grant_will_rehab_and_upgrade_derby-shelton_train_station |archive-date=2022-01-13 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|date=December 21, 2021|title=Governor Lamont Announces State Bond Commission Set To Approve $839 Million in Upgrades to Connecticut's Transportation System|url=https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/News-from-the-Connecticut-Department-of-Transportation/2021/Gov-Lamont-Announces-State-Bond-Commission-To-Approve-$839-Million-in-Upgrades-to-CT-Transportation|agency=Connecticut Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104154730/https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/News-from-the-Connecticut-Department-of-Transportation/2021/Gov-Lamont-Announces-State-Bond-Commission-To-Approve-$839-Million-in-Upgrades-to-CT-Transportation |archive-date=2022-01-04 }}</ref> <!--As of 2022, the project is fully funded and expected to break ground 4 months after a bidder is chosen for the project expected construction will start around October, 2022. The new station will include a 350 foot long high level, heated boarding platform capable of accommodating 4 ]. The new station will also include accessibility improvements making it fully ADA compliant with new Ticket Vending Machines and digital screens telling passengers when the next train will arrive. Lastly, the station will include new areas for buses with new technology to unload simultaneously and a waiting area for bus and train passengers.--> {{As of|2024}} construction is to take place from 2025 to 2027.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.ct.gov/dot/-/media/dot/projects/project304-22-24/20241106_waterbury-line-final-design_public-meeting-info_rev1_no-notes-version.pdf |title=Waterbury Line High-Level Platforms and Waterbury Waiting Room Final Design |date=November 18, 2024 |publisher=Connecticut Department of Transportation}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 18 December 2024
Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut
| Derby/Shelton | ||||||||||||
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 Derby–Shelton station in September 2018 | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Main Street Derby, Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°19′13″N 73°05′01″W / 41.3202843°N 73.0835652°W / 41.3202843; -73.0835652 | |||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | |||||||||||
| Operated by | ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||
| Connections | Greater Bridgeport Transit: 15, 23 CTTransit New Haven: 255 | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 75 spaces | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 51 | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1849 | |||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 74 daily boardings | |||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||
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Derby–Shelton station (signed as Derby/Shelton) is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, serving the cities of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut. It is the southernmost stop on the Waterbury Branch before trains merge onto the Northeast Corridor.
Station layout
The station has one three-car-long low-level side platform to the west of the single track.
The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal. The 75-space parking lot is managed by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.
Future station
With the completion of the Waterbury Branch Signalization project upgrading capacity for future 30 minute service headways, Governor Lamont announced on November 14, 2021 that 7 new trains will be coming to the Waterbury Line in 2022 and the Derby-Shelton Train Station was a priority in getting new riders onto the line. Paired with the development of Route 34 and the new Derby-Shelton Bridge, the new station will function as a new multimodal center for Derby and its new residents. The new station received 12.6 million in Federal Funds 6 days later and later received another 12.4 from the State of Connecticut on December 21, 2021. As of 2024 construction is to take place from 2025 to 2027.
References
- ^ Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- ^ "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 Archived July 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.
- Driscoll, Eugene (November 19, 2021). "Federal $12.6 Million Grant For Derby-Shelton Train Station Upgrade". Archived from the original on January 13, 2022.
- "Governor Lamont Announces State Bond Commission Set To Approve $839 Million in Upgrades to Connecticut's Transportation System" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022.
- "Waterbury Line High-Level Platforms and Waterbury Waiting Room Final Design" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 18, 2024.
External links
Media related to Derby–Shelton station at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Derby–Shelton
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Derby/Shelton Station" July 2002
- Station House from Google Maps Street View