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| {{Short description|Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut}} | |||
| The '''Merritt 7''' ] station serves the residents of the northern part of ] via the ] of the ]. Merritt 7 is named for a nearby business park based at the intersection of the ] and ]. The station is the last regular stop in the Metro-North system outside of the ] and the ] to have a low-level platform. It is also one of the few stations in the system located at a ]. | |||
| {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} | |||
| {{Infobox station | |||
| | name = Merritt 7 | |||
| | style = CTrail | |||
| | image = New Merritt 7 Station Platform.jpg | |||
| | image_caption = View of the new platform opened in June 2023 | |||
| | coordinates = {{coord|41.14803|-73.42768|type:railwaystation_region:US|display=inline,title}} | |||
| | address = Glover Avenue | |||
| ⚫ | | borough = ] | ||
| | line = <!--redundant--> | |||
| | connections = {{bus icon}} ]: Route 7 Link | |||
| | platform = 1 ] | |||
| | tracks = 1 | |||
| | parking = 88 spaces<ref name=parking>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf |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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf |archive-date=2007-07-12}}</ref> | |||
| | bicycle = | |||
| | mpassengers = {{rail pass box|passengers=181 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}} | |||
| | opened = July 29, 1985<ref name="nytimes"/> | |||
| | rebuilt = September 2020–June 7, 2023 | |||
| | accessible = Yes | |||
| | code = | |||
| | 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 = Connecticut Department of Transportation<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> | |||
| | zone = 41 | |||
| | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MNRR|line1=Danbury Branch|left1=South Norwalk|to-left1=South Norwalk|right1=Wilton|line2=Danbury Branch|left2=South Norwalk|to-left2=Stamford or Grand Central|right2=Wilton | |||
| }} | |||
| | mapframe = yes | |||
| | mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#EE0034 |zoom=14 }} | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Merritt 7 station''' is a ] stop on the ] of the ]'s ], located in ]. Merritt 7 is named after an adjacent business park based near the interchange of the ] and ]. The station has one high-level 6-car long ] to the west of the single track. It is owned and operated by the ] (ConnDOT).<ref name=owner/> | |||
| Merritt 7 is 45 miles from ] and the average travel time from Grand Central is 74 minutes. The station opened on ], ]. | |||
| == History == | |||
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| The Merritt 7 corporate park built the station while separating the station from building entrances by a fence to make the complex transit adjacent but not ].<ref name="CT_DOT">] January 2007 Visual Inspection Report</ref> The station was opened on July 29, 1985, by Metro-North. At the time of its opening, it was the only privately built rail station in Connecticut. Construction of the station cost $750,000.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/28/nyregion/rail-station-for-corporate-park.html |title=Rail Station For Corporate Park |last=Charles |first=Eleanor |date=July 28, 1985 |work=]|page=CN11|access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref> | |||
| {{s-line|system=MNRR|line=Danbury Branch|previous=South Norwalk|next=Wilton|type2=Danbury|type=Danbury}} | |||
| {{end}} | |||
| The station was rebuilt with a {{convert|510|feet|adj=on}} six-car-long high-level platform on the west side of the tracks, slightly north of the former station. The new station has a full-length canopy and an accessible pedestrian overpass with elevators.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nancyonnorwalk.com/merritt-7-train-station-construction-funded-by-state/ |title=Merritt 7 train station construction funded by state |first=Nancy |last=Guenther Chapman |date=February 2, 2017 |newspaper=Nancy on Norwalk}}</ref> The state authorized funding for the project in 2017.<ref name=delayed /> Bidding took place in April–June 2020; construction began that September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://biznet.ct.gov/SCP_Search/BidDetail.aspx?CID=53021 |title=State Contracting Portal Solicitation Details |publisher=State of Connecticut |date=June 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name=delayed>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/ctdot-opening-delayed-new-train-station-17846140.php |title=Opening of new train station at Norwalk's Merritt 7 stop delayed until summer, CTDOT says |first=Jonah |last=Dylan |date=March 20, 2023 |newspaper=New Haven Register |access-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref> The new platform opened on June 7, 2023, but the opening of the footbridge over the tracks to the office park was delayed due to supply chain issues with glass panels,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehour.com/news/article/merritt-7-pedestrian-bridge-opening-delayed-18204284.php#photo-24041453 |newspaper=The Hour |title=Pedestrian bridge at Merritt 7 train station in Norwalk delayed by supply chain; new platform opens |first=Katherine |last=Lutge |date=July 23, 2023 |access-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref> which opened on January 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ludge |first1=Katherine |title=Footbridge bridge at Merritt 7 train station opens to public: 'Much-needed pedestrian connection' |url=https://www.thehour.com/news/article/cdot-completes-footbridge-merritt-7-advocates-18602740.php |access-date=January 13, 2024 |work=The Hour |publisher=] |date=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 7 June 2024
Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut
| Merritt 7 | ||||||||||||
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 View of the new platform opened in June 2023 | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | Glover Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°08′53″N 73°25′40″W / 41.14803°N 73.42768°W / 41.14803; -73.42768 | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Connecticut Department of Transportation | |||||||||||
| Operated by | Connecticut Department of Transportation | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||
| Connections |  Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 88 spaces | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 41 | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | July 29, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | September 2020–June 7, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 181 daily boardings | |||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||
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Merritt 7 station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Merritt 7 is named after an adjacent business park based near the interchange of the Merritt Parkway and Route 7. The station has one high-level 6-car long side platform to the west of the single track. It is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).
History
The Merritt 7 corporate park built the station while separating the station from building entrances by a fence to make the complex transit adjacent but not transit-oriented. The station was opened on July 29, 1985, by Metro-North. At the time of its opening, it was the only privately built rail station in Connecticut. Construction of the station cost $750,000.
The station was rebuilt with a 510-foot (160 m) six-car-long high-level platform on the west side of the tracks, slightly north of the former station. The new station has a full-length canopy and an accessible pedestrian overpass with elevators. The state authorized funding for the project in 2017. Bidding took place in April–June 2020; construction began that September. The new platform opened on June 7, 2023, but the opening of the footbridge over the tracks to the office park was delayed due to supply chain issues with glass panels, which opened on January 12, 2024.
References
- ^ Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- 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.
- ^ Charles, Eleanor (July 28, 1985). "Rail Station For Corporate Park". The New York Times. p. CN11. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- Connecticut Department of Transportation January 2007 Visual Inspection Report
- Guenther Chapman, Nancy (February 2, 2017). "Merritt 7 train station construction funded by state". Nancy on Norwalk.
- ^ Dylan, Jonah (March 20, 2023). "Opening of new train station at Norwalk's Merritt 7 stop delayed until summer, CTDOT says". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- "State Contracting Portal Solicitation Details". State of Connecticut. June 17, 2020.
- Lutge, Katherine (July 23, 2023). "Pedestrian bridge at Merritt 7 train station in Norwalk delayed by supply chain; new platform opens". The Hour. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- Ludge, Katherine (January 12, 2024). "Footbridge bridge at Merritt 7 train station opens to public: 'Much-needed pedestrian connection'". The Hour. Hearst Communications. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
External links
Media related to Merritt 7 station at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Merritt 7
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA