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			{{Short description\|Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut}}
	The '''Ansonia''' ] station serves residents of ] via the ] of the ]. All service on the Waterbury Branch is shuttle service to ] running on very light frequencies (six trains daily weekdays, four weekends) with travel time to Bridgeport is 26 minutes.
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			\| name = ''Ansonia''
			\| style = MNRR
			\| style2 = New Haven Connecticut black
			\| image = Ansonia Station.JPG
			\| image_caption = The Ansonia station platform, facing south towards ]
			\| address = 40 West Main Street, ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|41.3442\|-73.0799\|type:railwaystation_region:US-CT\|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 = {{bus icon}} ]: 255<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.cttransit.com/sites/default/files/maps/route/nh_255_map_1.pdf \|title=255 West Chapel Street \|date=September 15, 2019 \|publisher=] \|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>
			\| parking = 50 spaces<ref name=parking/>
			\| bicycle =
			\| accessible =
			\| code =
			\| zone = 51
			\| opened =
			\| rebuilt =
			\| mpassengers = {{rail pass box\|passengers=75 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\|system=MNRR\|line=Waterbury Branch\|left=Derby–Shelton\|to-left=Bridgeport\|right=Seymour
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			'''Ansonia station''' is a ] station on the ] of the ]'s ], located in ].
	The station is {{mile\|71.1}} to ], with travel time there being an average of two hours depending on transfer time at Bridgeport. Travel time to ] is an average of one hour, six minutes depending on transfer time.

			==Station layout==
			This station has one low-level ] to the east of the track. The station is owned and operated by the ] (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting, trash, and snow removal.<ref name=owner/> There is a parking lot with 50 parking spaces managed by the city of Ansonia.<ref name=owner/><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. \|at="Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6 \|date=July 2003 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf \|archive-date=July 12, 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			In 2018, ConnDOT awarded a grant of $389,000 to the city of Ansonia for safety and beautification improvements to the station including improved lighting, sidewalks, and ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/State-sends-389-000-to-Ansonia-to-improve-route-13254609.php \|title=State sends $389,000 to Ansonia to improve route to railroad station \|work=] \|date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>

			==Future==
			In November 2021, Governor Lamont announced at Ansonia station that both ] and Ansonia stations would be equipped with high platforms and other improvements.<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 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119225226/https://valley.newhavenindependent.org/article/lamont_touts_infrastructure_investments/ \|archive-date=2022-01-19 \|website=Valley Independent Sentinel}}</ref> {{As of\|2024}}, the state plans to add an accessible high-level platform at the station, with construction 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>

			==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:32, 18 December 2024

Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut

Ansonia

The Ansonia station platform, facing south towards Bridgeport

General information

Location

40 West Main Street, Ansonia, Connecticut

Coordinates

41°20′39″N 73°04′48″W / 41.3442°N 73.0799°W / 41.3442; -73.0799

Owned by

ConnDOT

Operated by

ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Connections

CTTransit New Haven: 255

Construction

Parking

50 spaces

Other information

Fare zone

Passengers

2018

75 daily boardings

Services

Preceding station	Metro-North Railroad			Following station
Derby–Sheltontoward Bridgeport		Waterbury Branch		Seymourtoward Waterbury

Location

Ansonia station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Ansonia, Connecticut.

Station layout

This station has one low-level side platform to the east of the track. The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting, trash, and snow removal. There is a parking lot with 50 parking spaces managed by the city of Ansonia.

In 2018, ConnDOT awarded a grant of $389,000 to the city of Ansonia for safety and beautification improvements to the station including improved lighting, sidewalks, and accessibility.

Future

In November 2021, Governor Lamont announced at Ansonia station that both Derby and Ansonia stations would be equipped with high platforms and other improvements. As of 2024, the state plans to add an accessible high-level platform at the station, with construction 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.
"255 West Chapel Street" (PDF). CT Transit. September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.
Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
"State sends $389,000 to Ansonia to improve route to railroad station". Connecticut Post. September 24, 2018.
Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 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 Ansonia station at Wikimedia Commons

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Penn Station service (planned)	Penn Station Sunnyside Hunts Point* Parkchester/Van Nest Morris Park Co-op City

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