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			{{Short description\|Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut}}
	The '''Branchville''' ] station serves residents of the Branchville area of ] via the ] of the ].
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2023}}
			{{Infobox station
			\| name = Branchville
			\| style = MNRR
			\| style2=New Haven Connecticut
			\| image = Branchville station, November 2011.jpg
			\| image_caption = Branchville station in November 2011
			\| address = 787 Branchville Road
			\| borough = ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|41.2667\|-73.4409\|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 = ]<ref name=owner/>
			\| line = <!--redundant-->
			\| platform = 1 ]
			\| tracks = 1
			\| connections = {{bus icon}} ]: Route 7 Link
			\| parking = 168 spaces<ref name=parking/>
			\| bicycle =
			\| accessible = yes
			\| code =
			\| zone = 42
			\| opened =
			\| rebuilt =
			\| mpassengers={{rail pass box\|passengers=123 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\|system1=MNRR\|line1=Danbury Branch\|left1=Cannondale\|right1=Redding}}
			\| 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=Georgetown\|right=Redding
			}}
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			'''Branchville station''' is a ] station on the ] of the ] ], located in the ] neighborhood of ].
	The station is 54.0 miles to ] and the average travel time from there is 1 hour, 38 minutes regardless of through trains or transfers at ] or ].

	==~~External links~~==		==History==
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			'''Ridgefield''' opened in 1852 as an original station on the ]. The name was changed to '''Branchville''' upon the 1870 opening of the ]. A new station building was built around 1887 and served until the current station house was built in 1905.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Bell \|first1=Bob \|title=Stations:BR-BU \|url=http://www.tylercitystation.info/stations-br-bu.html \|website=Tylercitystation.info \|publisher=Tylercitystation \|access-date=January 22, 2021 \|ref=1}}</ref> The building is currently occupied by the Whistle Stop Bakery, which opened in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Woman bakes for crowds of commuters \|url=https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Woman-bakes-for-crowds-of-commuters-2442263.php \|website=Connecticut Post \|access-date=August 8, 2018 \|date=January 5, 2012 \|last=Miller \|first=Robert}}</ref> The Ridgefield Branch was used for passenger service until 1925 and for freight service until 1964.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Branchville station: Bridging the past with the future \|url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Branchville-station-Bridging-the-past-with-the-3305529.php#item-85307-tbla-17 \|website=NewsTimes \|access-date=August 8, 2018 \|date=February 14, 2012 \|last=Perrefort \|first=Dirk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Branchville, Connecticut (CT) Page :: Mining, Railroad, Old Route 7 and More \|url=http://historyofredding.net/HRBranchville.htm \|website=historyofredding.net \|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref>

			==Station layout==
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			The station has one three-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track. A {{convert\|1500\|ft\|m\|adj=on}} ] extends north from the station.<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\|27}}
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	{{s-line\|system=MNRR\|line=Danbury Branch\|previous=Cannondale\|next=Redding\|type2=Danbury\|type=Danbury}}
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			The station has 168 parking spaces,<ref name=parking> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712000000/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf \|date= July 12, 2007 }}</ref> is owned by the ] (ConnDOT), and managed by the town. However, Metro-North is responsible for trash removal.<ref name=owner/>
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 27 May 2024

Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut

Branchville

Branchville station in November 2011

General information

Location

787 Branchville Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut

Coordinates

41°16′00″N 73°26′27″W / 41.2667°N 73.4409°W / 41.2667; -73.4409

Owned by

Connecticut Department of Transportation

Operated by

Town of Ridgefield

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Connections

Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link

Construction

Parking

168 spaces

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

Passengers

2018

123 daily boardings

Services

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

Former services

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

Location

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

History

Ridgefield opened in 1852 as an original station on the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. The name was changed to Branchville upon the 1870 opening of the Ridgefield Branch. A new station building was built around 1887 and served until the current station house was built in 1905. The building is currently occupied by the Whistle Stop Bakery, which opened in the 1980s. The Ridgefield Branch was used for passenger service until 1925 and for freight service until 1964.

Station layout

The station has one three-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track. A 1,500-foot (460 m) passing siding extends north from the station.

The station has 168 parking spaces, is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), and managed by the town. However, Metro-North is responsible for trash removal.

References

^ Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
^ "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
Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
Bell, Bob. "Stations:BR-BU". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
Miller, Robert (January 5, 2012). "Woman bakes for crowds of commuters". Connecticut Post. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
Perrefort, Dirk (February 14, 2012). "Branchville station: Bridging the past with the future". NewsTimes. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
"Branchville, Connecticut (CT) Page :: Mining, Railroad, Old Route 7 and More". historyofredding.net. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
"Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

External links

Media related to Branchville station at Wikimedia Commons

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