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			{{Short description\|Railroad station in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US}}
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	\| name=Bridgeport
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			\| style = Metro-North Railroad
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			\| style2 = New Haven Connecticut
	\| address=525 Water St.<br/>Bridgeport CT 06604
			\| image = CT-Station, Bridgeport.jpg
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			\| image_caption = Bridgeport station in November 2004
	\| other=] ] ], ]
			\| address = 525 Water Street
	\| platform=
			\| borough = ]
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			\| country = United States
	\| bicycle=
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|41.1778\|-73.1871\|type:railwaystation_region:US-CT\|display=inline,title}}
	\| passengers=62,374<ref>Amtrak.</ref>
			\| owned = ]
	\| pass_year=2006
			\| operator = ]
	\| pass_percent=6
			\| line = ConnDOT ] (])
	\| opened=
			\| platform = 2 ]s
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			\| tracks = 4
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			\| other = {{bus icon\|12px\|Local Transit}} ]: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19X, 22X, 23, Coastal Link<br />{{bus icon\|12px\|Intercity Bus}} ]<br />{{bus icon\|12px\|Intercity Bus}} ]<br />] ]<br />{{bus icon}} ]<br />{{bus icon}} ]
	\| code=BRP
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			\| accessible = yes
			\| code = {{Amtrak code\|BRP}}
			\| zone = 19 (Metro-North)
			\| opened = 1840 (Housatonic Railroad)<ref name="great american stations">. Accessed March 1, 2013.</ref><br />January 1849 (New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Poor \|first1=Henry Varnum \|title=History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America \|date=1860 \|publisher=J.H. Schultz & Company \|location=] \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M0YKAAAAIAAJ \|access-date=May 9, 2020 \|page=210}}</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>
			\| closed =
			\| rebuilt = July 1903–August 20, 1905<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bridgeport Station \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51238374/bridgeport-station-july-17-1903/ \|access-date=May 16, 2020 \|work=] \|date=July 17, 1903 \|page=9\|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Bridgeport's New Station \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51236599/bridgeport-station-august-15-1905/ \|access-date=May 16, 2020 \|work=The Hartford Courant \|date=August 15, 1905 \|page=5\|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><br /> June 7, 1973–October 27, 1975<ref>{{cite news \|title=Old Station's Closing Causes Brief Senior Center Lockout \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50440133/bridgeport-station-june-7-1973/ \|access-date=May 7, 2020 \|work=The Bridgeport Post \|date=June 7, 1973 \|page=10\|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Dedication Slated Monday for City's Rail Station \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50439735/bridgeport-station-october-22-1975/ \|access-date=May 7, 2020 \|work=The Bridgeport Post \|date=October 22, 1975 \|pages=1, \|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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			\| mpassengers = {{rail pass box\|system=Amtrak\|passengers={{Amtrak ridership\|Bridgeport}} annually{{Amtrak ridership\|citationCT}}\|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership\|date}}}}
			{{rail pass box\|system=Metro-North\|passengers=4,490 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}}
			\| years1 = March 20, 1979
			\| events1 = 1905 station depot burns down<ref name="mar1979fire">{{cite news \|title=Fire Razes Old Depot in Bridgeport \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/21/archives/fire-razes-old-depot-in-bridgeport.html \|access-date=May 16, 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=March 21, 1979}}</ref>
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			\|system5=Metro-North Railroad
			\|line5=New Haven\|left5=Fairfield–Black Rock\|right5=Stratford
			\|line6=Waterbury Branch\|right6=Stratford\|right7=Derby–Shelton\|note-right6=weekday service
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			\| other_services_header = Former services
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	The '''Bridgeport''' ] station serves the residents of ] via the ]. The station is the transfer point between the ] and the ] mainline. In addition to Metro-North service, ]'s ] and ] stop at the station. Also, the transfer point for ] buses, the departure point for the ferry across ] to ] and the ] are located adjacent to the station.

			'''Bridgeport station''' is a shared ] and ] train station along the ] serving ] and nearby towns. On Metro-North, the station is the transfer point between the ] and the main ]. Amtrak's inter-city '']'' and '']'' service also stop at the station. In addition the transfer point for ] buses, the departure point for the ] across ] to ], and both the ] and the ] are located adjacent to the station.
	It is 55.4 miles from ] and the average travel time is one hour, 21 minutes.

			==History==
	As of ] ], average weekday commuter ridership was 3,120, and there were 950 parking spots. Bridgeport is the busiest Metro-North station between ] and ].
			]
			The current station was built under ConnDOT and Penn Central in 1975. It replaced a large, ornate structure built in 1905, located to the north of the current station at {{coord\|41.181206\|-73.187535}}. A branch line, originally built by ] predecessor ] to Trumbull, Monroe and Newtown, used to join the main tracks at the old Bridgeport station. The relocation was occasioned by the introduction of "Cosmopolitan" M-2 railcars which could only board at high-level platforms, the installation of which was impractical at the old station due to the curvature of the platforms. The old station was destroyed by fire on March 20, 1979.<ref name="mar1979fire" />

			On July 14, 1955, the northbound '']'' ] train from ] to ] derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve approaching the station. One person was killed and 58 were injured.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Report No. 3642: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in re Accident at Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 14, 1955\|url=http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?file&fn=6&name=S%3A\DOT_56GB\Railroad\WEBSEARCH\3642.PDF\|work=Interstate Commerce Commission accident reports\|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation\|access-date=June 16, 2012}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
	==Notes==
	{{Reflist}}

			The limited Shore Line East service west of New Haven was service suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the ].<ref>{{cite tweet \|user=SLEalerts \|number=1238575235034763264 \|date=March 13, 2020 \|title=Effective 3/16/20, ALL weekday (Monday - Friday) CTrail Shore Line East trains will operate on an enhanced weekend schedule until further notice.}}</ref><ref name=covid-sle>{{cite web \|url=https://shorelineeast.com/images/docs/SLE_Sched_COVID-19_SatSchedApr20R1.pdf \|title=Shore Line East Service Information \|date=April 20, 2020 \|access-date=April 29, 2020 \|archive-date=September 20, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920065941/https://shorelineeast.com/images/docs/SLE_Sched_COVID-19_SatSchedApr20R1.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> That service resumed on October 7, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release \|title=Stamford Through Service Returns to the Schedule \|url=https://shorelineeast.com/2024/09/30/stamford-through-service-returns-to-the-schedule/ \|date=September 30, 2024 \|publisher=Connecticut Department of Transportation}}</ref>
	==External links==
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			==Station layout==
			The station has two ] ]s, each eight cars long. The western platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound/southbound Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound/northbound Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The New Haven Line uses four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains, including the ].<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\|22}}

			The station has 1,453 parking spaces, with 950 owned by the state.<ref name="ct"> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf \|date= July 12, 2007 }}"</ref>
	{{Amtrak web\|BRP\|Bridgeport, CT\|CONNECTICUT}}

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Latest revision as of 02:31, 11 October 2024

Railroad station in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US

Bridgeport

Bridgeport station in November 2004

General information

Location

525 Water Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut
United States

Coordinates

41°10′40″N 73°11′14″W / 41.1778°N 73.1871°W / 41.1778; -73.1871

Owned by

City of Bridgeport

Operated by

Connecticut Department of Transportation

Line(s)

ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19X, 22X, 23, Coastal Link

Greyhound

Peter Pan

Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry

Sacred Heart University Transit Shuttle

University of Bridgeport Shuttle

Construction

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Station code

Amtrak: BRP

Fare zone

19 (Metro-North)

History

Opened

1840 (Housatonic Railroad)
January 1849 (New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

Rebuilt

July 1903–August 20, 1905
June 7, 1973–October 27, 1975

Key dates

March 20, 1979

1905 station depot burns down

Passengers

FY 2023

112,681 annually (Amtrak)

2018

4,490 daily boardings (Metro-North)

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Stamfordtoward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke		Northeast Regional	New Haventoward Boston South or Springfield
Stamfordtoward Washington, D.C.		Vermonter	New Haventoward St. Albans
Acela does not stop here
Preceding station	CT Rail		Following station
StamfordTerminus		Shore Line Eastlimited weekday service	Stratfordtoward New London
Preceding station	Metro-North Railroad		Following station
Fairfield–Black Rocktoward Grand Central		New Haven Line	Stratfordtoward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Terminus		Waterbury Branch	Stratfordweekday servicetoward Waterbury
Terminus		Waterbury Branch	Derby–Sheltontoward Waterbury

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Stamfordtoward Washington, D.C.		Montrealer	New Haventoward Montreal
Preceding station	New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad		Following station
Fairfieldtoward New York		Main Line	Stratfordtoward New Haven

Location

Bridgeport station is a shared Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad train station along the Northeast Corridor serving Bridgeport, Connecticut and nearby towns. On Metro-North, the station is the transfer point between the Waterbury Branch and the main New Haven Line. Amtrak's inter-city Northeast Regional and Vermonter service also stop at the station. In addition the transfer point for Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority buses, the departure point for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry across Long Island Sound to Port Jefferson, New York, and both the Total Mortgage Arena and the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater are located adjacent to the station.

History

The 1905-built Bridgeport station in 1907

The current station was built under ConnDOT and Penn Central in 1975. It replaced a large, ornate structure built in 1905, located to the north of the current station at 41°10′52″N 73°11′15″W / 41.181206°N 73.187535°W / 41.181206; -73.187535. A branch line, originally built by New Haven Railroad predecessor Housatonic Railroad to Trumbull, Monroe and Newtown, used to join the main tracks at the old Bridgeport station. The relocation was occasioned by the introduction of "Cosmopolitan" M-2 railcars which could only board at high-level platforms, the installation of which was impractical at the old station due to the curvature of the platforms. The old station was destroyed by fire on March 20, 1979.

On July 14, 1955, the northbound Federal Express overnight train from Washington, D.C. to Boston derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve approaching the station. One person was killed and 58 were injured.

The limited Shore Line East service west of New Haven was service suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. That service resumed on October 7, 2024.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each eight cars long. The western platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound/southbound Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound/northbound Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The New Haven Line uses four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains, including the Acela.

The station has 1,453 parking spaces, with 950 owned by the state.

References

Great American Stations. Accessed March 1, 2013.
Poor, Henry Varnum (1860). History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America. New York, New York: J.H. Schultz & Company. p. 210. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
"Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bridgeport Station". The Hartford Courant. July 17, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bridgeport's New Station". The Hartford Courant. August 15, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Old Station's Closing Causes Brief Senior Center Lockout". The Bridgeport Post. June 7, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Dedication Slated Monday for City's Rail Station". The Bridgeport Post. October 22, 1975. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fire Razes Old Depot in Bridgeport". The New York Times. March 21, 1979. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
"Report No. 3642: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in re Accident at Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 14, 1955" (PDF). Interstate Commerce Commission accident reports. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
@SLEalerts (March 13, 2020). "Effective 3/16/20, ALL weekday (Monday - Friday) CTrail Shore Line East trains will operate on an enhanced weekend schedule until further notice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
"Shore Line East Service Information" (PDF). April 20, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
"Stamford Through Service Returns to the Schedule" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. September 30, 2024.
"Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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"

External links

Media related to Bridgeport station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons

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