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			{{Short description\|Railroad station in Connecticut}}
	The '''Milford''' ] station serves the residents of ] via the ]. It is is 63.2 miles from ] and the average travel time from Grand Central is one hour, 32 minutes. The station actually consists of two separate stations on either side of the tracks, typical of such small railroad stations.
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			\| name = Milford
			\| style = Metro-North Railroad
			\| style2 = New Haven Connecticut black
			\| image = Milford CT RR Station.jpg
			\| image_caption = Milford station in June 2010
			\| address = 1 Railroad Avenue
		⚫	\| borough = ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|41.222350\|-73.059619\|region:US_type:railwaystation\|display=inline,title}}
			\| owned = ]
			\| line = ConnDOT ] (])
			\| platform = 2 ]s
			\| tracks = 3
			\| other = {{bus icon\|12px\|Local Transit}} ]: 271M<br>{{bus icon\|12px\|Local Transit}} ]: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford
			\| structure =
			\| parking = 676 spaces
			\| bicycle =
			\| accessible =
			\| code =
			\| zone = 20 (Metro-North)
			\| opened = December 25, 1848
			\| closed =
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			\| mpassengers = {{rail pass box\|system=Metro-North\|passengers=1,508 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}}
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			\| other_services_header = Former services
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			'''Milford station''' is a ] station on the Northeast Corridor in ]. It is served by the ] ] plus limited ] ] service.
	Commuters make up the vast majority of riders using the station. The ] is a board created by the state to represent commuter's interests before Metro North and state officials.<ref>Connecticut Rail Commuter Council Web site, accessed ], ]</ref>

	==~~Notes~~==		==Station layout==
			The station has two high-level ]s. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is four cars long and generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is 10 cars long and generally used by eastbound trains. The New Haven Line has three tracks at this location. The inner track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains. Milford is the only station on the New Haven Line with only three tracks.<ref name="mnrrETT">{{cite web \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022945/http://acm.jhu.edu/~sthurmovik/movies/MNRR-Employee-Timetable-No-4-GO-414-2010-06-21.pdf \|title=Metro-North Railroad EMPLOYEE TIMETABLE No. 4 \|date=February 5, 2006 \|publisher=Metro-North Railroad \|url=http://acm.jhu.edu/~sthurmovik/movies/MNRR-Employee-Timetable-No-4-GO-414-2010-06-21.pdf \|archive-date=October 19, 2012 \|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref><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\|23}} The ] identified restoring the fourth track in Milford as a priority in a 2021 report.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=CONNECT NEC 2035 \|chapter=CHAPTER 5: Connecticut-Westchester \|chapter-url=https://nec-commission.com/app/uploads/2021/07/C35-Plan-08-Ch-5-Connecticut-Westchester.pdf}}</ref>

			The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.<ref>{{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=July 12, 2007}}"</ref>

			==History==
			The station opened on December 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 \|page=235}}</ref><ref name="EveningPost">{{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> The brick south (eastbound) station building was constructed around 1881. It is similar to other stations constructed by the ] at ] and ]. The wooden westbound (north) building was constructed in 1896 when the line was quadruple-tracked.<ref name=depots>{{cite book \|title=A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses \|last=Roy \|first=John H. Jr. \|publisher=Branch Line Press \|year=2007 \|isbn=9780942147087 \|pages=64–65}}</ref> The station agent was eliminated by Penn Central 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>

			Shore Line East service at the station was 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> 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>

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Latest revision as of 23:23, 10 October 2024

Railroad station in Connecticut

Milford

Milford station in June 2010

General information

Location

1 Railroad Avenue
Milford, Connecticut

Coordinates

41°13′20″N 73°03′35″W / 41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619

Owned by

ConnDOT

Line(s)

ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

CTTransit New Haven: 271M

Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford

Construction

Parking

676 spaces

Other information

Fare zone

20 (Metro-North)

History

Opened

December 25, 1848

Passengers

2018

1,508 daily boardings (Metro-North)

Services

Preceding station	CT Rail		Following station
Stratfordtoward Stamford		Shore Line Eastlimited weekday service	West Haventoward New London
Preceding station	Metro-North Railroad		Following station
Stratfordtoward Grand Central		New Haven Line	West Haventoward New Haven or New Haven State Street

Former services

Preceding station	New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad			Following station
Devontoward New York		Main Line		Woodmonttoward New Haven

Location

Milford station is a commuter rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Milford, Connecticut. It is served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line plus limited CT Rail Shore Line East service.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is four cars long and generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is 10 cars long and generally used by eastbound trains. The New Haven Line has three tracks at this location. The inner track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains. Milford is the only station on the New Haven Line with only three tracks. The Northeast Corridor Commission identified restoring the fourth track in Milford as a priority in a 2021 report.

The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.

History

The station opened on December 25, 1848. The brick south (eastbound) station building was constructed around 1881. It is similar to other stations constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad at Fairfield and Southport. The wooden westbound (north) building was constructed in 1896 when the line was quadruple-tracked. The station agent was eliminated by Penn Central on January 15, 1972.

Shore Line East service at the station was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Service resumed on October 7, 2024.

References

Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
"Metro-North Railroad EMPLOYEE TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. February 5, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
"Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
"CHAPTER 5: Connecticut-Westchester" (PDF). CONNECT NEC 2035.
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."
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.
"Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 9780942147087.
"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.
@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.

External links

Media related to Milford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons

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