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			{{Short description\|Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut}}
	The '''Bethel''' ] station serves residents of ] via the ] of the ]. The average travel time from this station to ] is 1 hour, 52 minutes regardless of through trains or transfers at ] or ].
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			{{Infobox Station
			\| name=Bethel
			\| style=MNRR
			\| style2=New Haven Connecticut
			\| image=Metro-North Station Bethel CT.jpg
			\| image_caption=Track side of Bethel station in 2011
			\| address=13 Durant Avenue
			\| borough=]
			\| coordinates={{coord\|41.3760\|-73.4180\|type:railwaystation_region:US-CT\|display=inline,title}}
			\| line=<!--redundant-->
			\| other={{bus icon}} ]: 5
			\| platform=1 ]
			\| tracks=1
			\| parking=197 spaces
			\| bicycle=
			\| mpassengers={{rail pass box\|passengers=228 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=1852
			\| rebuilt=1996
			\| 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=]
			\| zone=42
		⚫	\| services = {{Adjacent stations\|system=MNRR\|line=Danbury Branch\|left=Redding\|right=Danbury}}
			\| other_services_collapsible=yes
			\| other_services_header = Former services
			\| other_services = {{Adjacent stations\|system=New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad\|line=Pittsfield Branch\|left=Redding\|right=Danbury
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			'''Bethel station''' is a ] station on the ] of the ] ], located in ].
	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>

			==History==
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			The original Bethel station opened in 1852 on the ]. The original station building eventually burned down on December 15, 1898, as a result of an overheated stove. The station was eventually replaced the following year in 1899. The 1899-built station served passengers until 1996, when it was taken out of service but not demolished.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Bell \|first1=Bob \|title=Stations:B-BO \|url=http://www.tylercitystation.info/stations-b-bo.html \|website=Tylercitystation.info \|publisher=Tylercitystation \|access-date=January 22, 2021 \|ref=1}}</ref> The current station on Durant Avenue was built in 1996 and succeeds the previous station on Depot Place. The old station is still standing, but trains no longer stop at it. The building subsequently became a bicycle shop, then a brewery.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Perrefort\|first=Dirk\|url=http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Brew-pub-in-works-at-former-Bethel-train-station-7331588.php\|title=Brew pub on tap at former Bethel train station\|date=25 April 2016\|work=NewsTimes}}</ref>
⚫	{{~~s-line~~\|system=MNRR\|line=Danbury Branch\|~~previous~~=Redding\|~~next=Danbury\|type2=Danbury\|type~~=Danbury}}
	{{end}}

	==~~Notes~~==		==Station layout==
			The station has a five-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the single 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\|28}} The station has 197 parking spaces, all owned by the state.<ref> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf \|date= July 12, 2007 }}</ref> Most of these are permit spaces, but there is also metered parking available. The station building is open during rush hours and has a bakery, seating area, and restroom, but no ticket machines. The station is operated by the town of Bethel, though it is owned by ConnDOT.<ref name=owner/>
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 6 June 2024

Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut

Bethel

Track side of Bethel station in 2011

General information

Location

13 Durant Avenue
Bethel, Connecticut

Coordinates

41°22′34″N 73°25′05″W / 41.3760°N 73.4180°W / 41.3760; -73.4180

Owned by

Connecticut Department of Transportation

Operated by

Town of Bethel

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Connections

HARTransit: 5

Construction

Parking

197 spaces

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1852

Rebuilt

1996

Passengers

2018

228 daily boardings

Services

Preceding station	Metro-North Railroad			Following station
Reddingtoward South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central		Danbury Branch		DanburyTerminus

Former services

Preceding station	New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad			Following station
Reddingtoward Norwalk and South Norwalk		Pittsfield Branch		Danburytoward Pittsfield

Location

Bethel station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Bethel, Connecticut.

History

The original Bethel station opened in 1852 on the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. The original station building eventually burned down on December 15, 1898, as a result of an overheated stove. The station was eventually replaced the following year in 1899. The 1899-built station served passengers until 1996, when it was taken out of service but not demolished. The current station on Durant Avenue was built in 1996 and succeeds the previous station on Depot Place. The old station is still standing, but trains no longer stop at it. The building subsequently became a bicycle shop, then a brewery.

Station layout

The station has a five-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the single track. The station has 197 parking spaces, all owned by the state. Most of these are permit spaces, but there is also metered parking available. The station building is open during rush hours and has a bakery, seating area, and restroom, but no ticket machines. The station is operated by the town of Bethel, though it is owned by ConnDOT.

References

^ Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
Bell, Bob. "Stations:B-BO". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
Perrefort, Dirk (April 25, 2016). "Brew pub on tap at former Bethel train station". NewsTimes.
"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 Bethel station at Wikimedia Commons

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