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The '''Southport''' ] station is one of two ] stations serving the residents of ]. {{Short description|Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut}}
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| caption=The westbound station building in 2016
| address=96 Station Street (eastbound)<br />100 Center Street (westbound)
| borough=]
| coordinates={{coord|41.13589|-73.28898|display=inline,title}}
| line=ConnDOT ] (])
| other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} ]: Coastal Link
| platform=2 ]s
| tracks=4
| parking=179 spaces
| bicycle=
| opened =December&nbsp;25, 1848<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jenkins |first1=Stephen |title=The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day |date=1912 |publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/storybronxfromp00jenkgoog |access-date=December 12, 2019 |page=235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Special Express Notice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40303690/nynh_february_12_1849/ |access-date=December 9, 2019 |work=The Evening Post |date=February 12, 1849 |location=New York, New York |page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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'''Southport station''' is a ] station on the ] ], located in ]. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of ], the others being ] and ].
Green's Farms is 48.9 miles from ] and the average travel time from Grand Central is one hour, 12 minutes though this varies depending on run and time of day.


==External links== == History ==
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The station was opened in 1884, and the existing westbound and eastbound station buildings were constructed in the late 19th century by the ].<ref>U.S. National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey (1979). Survey No. HABS CT-293. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.</ref> The westbound building is wooden, built in the ]-style. The eastbound building is made of brick, and is no longer in railroad use. Instead, it houses a restaurant. The station agent was eliminated on January 15, 1972.<ref>{{cite news |title=7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47500918/agents-canned-january-6-1972/ |access-date=March 28, 2020 |work=The Bridgeport Post |date=January 6, 1972 |pages=1, |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> In 1989, the station buildings were listed in the ] as the '''Southport Railroad Stations'''.


The westbound station house, one of the few remaining original station houses on the New Haven Line, was gutted by a fire on January 4, 2008. The building housed both an art gallery and a passenger waiting area prior to fire. The majority of the artwork was saved. Most of the damage done to the building during the fire was caused by the water that was being used to extinguish the fire. It was predicted that the building would have to be entirely replaced, but it was decided instead to refurbish it after the damage was assessed to be less severe than originally thought.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brophy |first=Andrew |date=February 20, 2008 |url=http://www.connpost.com/breakingnews/ci_8315672| title=Fire-damaged RR depot to be restored |work=Connecticut Post}} {{Dead link|date=January 2023}}</ref> The refurbishment cost $3 million. A temporary waiting room was created for passengers at the station. The refurbishment was finished by the beginning of the next year, and was officially re-opened by then-governor ] in February 2009.<ref>{{Dead link|date=January 2023 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Dead link|date=August 2022 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
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==Station layout==
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The station has two offset high-level ]s, each four cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2647944/Operations-Metro-North-Railroad-Track-Charts.pdf|title=Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015|date=2015|publisher=Metro-North Railroad|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>{{Rp|21}} It has 179 parking spaces, of which 99 are owned by the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf |access-date=2010-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf |archive-date=July 12, 2007 |df=mdy-all |title=Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report |author=Urbitran Associates Inc. |website=Connecticut Department of Transportation |at=Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6 |date=July 2003}}</ref>
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==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}


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Latest revision as of 13:05, 24 December 2024

Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut

Southport
The westbound station building in 2016
General information
Location96 Station Street (eastbound)
100 Center Street (westbound)
Southport, Connecticut
Coordinates41°08′09″N 73°17′20″W / 41.13589°N 73.28898°W / 41.13589; -73.28898
Owned byConnecticut DOT; leased to Town of Fairfield
Line(s)ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit GBTA: Coastal Link
Construction
Parking179 spaces
Other information
Fare zone18
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848
Rebuilt1884, January 2008–February 2009
Passengers
2018358 daily boardings
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Green's Farmstoward Grand Central New Haven Line Fairfieldtoward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Green's Farmstoward New York Main Line Fairfieldtoward New Haven
Southport Railroad Stations
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built1884
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.89000927
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1989
Location

Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield Metro.

History

The former eastbound station in 2016

The station was opened in 1884, and the existing westbound and eastbound station buildings were constructed in the late 19th century by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. The westbound building is wooden, built in the saltbox-style. The eastbound building is made of brick, and is no longer in railroad use. Instead, it houses a restaurant. The station agent was eliminated on January 15, 1972. In 1989, the station buildings were listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Southport Railroad Stations.

The westbound station house, one of the few remaining original station houses on the New Haven Line, was gutted by a fire on January 4, 2008. The building housed both an art gallery and a passenger waiting area prior to fire. The majority of the artwork was saved. Most of the damage done to the building during the fire was caused by the water that was being used to extinguish the fire. It was predicted that the building would have to be entirely replaced, but it was decided instead to refurbish it after the damage was assessed to be less severe than originally thought. The refurbishment cost $3 million. A temporary waiting room was created for passengers at the station. The refurbishment was finished by the beginning of the next year, and was officially re-opened by then-governor Jodi Rell in February 2009.

Station layout

The station has two offset high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor. It has 179 parking spaces, of which 99 are owned by the state.

See also

References

  1. Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 235. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. U.S. National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey (1979). "New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Station, Railroad Place, Southport, Fairfield, CT." Survey No. HABS CT-293. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  6. "7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets". The Bridgeport Post. January 6, 1972. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. Brophy, Andrew (February 20, 2008). "Fire-damaged RR depot to be restored". Connecticut Post.
  8. Unknown
  9. Unknown
  10. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  11. Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2010.

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