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| The ] opened the line in late February 1852, with the official opening on March 1. Charles Cannon of Cannondale was the subcontractor who built the route through Wilton. The train cost passengers 30 cents to go to South Norwalk and 50 cents to Danbury at a time when the day's wages of a laborer might not be a dollar. Two trains made the trip up and down the line each day. In the first few years, a freshet and a flood from the ] twice shut down the line for repairs. The station made travel suddenly much quicker than stagecoach transportation. After a few years, when speeds picked up a bit on the line, it took 28 minutes to reach South Norwalk.<ref name="cacn">Cornwall, L. Peter, "The Danbury & Norwalk Railroad and its impact on Cannondale", pp 105–132, published in ''Cannondale: A Connecticut Neighborhood'' (no overall editor named), published by the Wilton Historical Society, 1987</ref> | The ] opened the line in late February 1852, with the official opening on March 1. Charles Cannon of Cannondale was the subcontractor who built the route through Wilton. The train cost passengers 30 cents to go to South Norwalk and 50 cents to Danbury at a time when the day's wages of a laborer might not be a dollar. Two trains made the trip up and down the line each day. In the first few years, a freshet and a flood from the ] twice shut down the line for repairs. The station made travel suddenly much quicker than stagecoach transportation. After a few years, when speeds picked up a bit on the line, it took 28 minutes to reach South Norwalk.<ref name="cacn">Cornwall, L. Peter, "The Danbury & Norwalk Railroad and its impact on Cannondale", pp 105–132, published in ''Cannondale: A Connecticut Neighborhood'' (no overall editor named), published by the Wilton Historical Society, 1987</ref> | ||
| In its early years, the railroad line had no more than 390 passengers a day using the service, and an average of 34 passengers per train. L. Peter Cornwall, a railroad historian, estimated that perhaps no more than a dozen people used the train from Cannondale in its early years. Although there may only have been a |
In its early years, the railroad line had no more than 390 passengers a day using the service, and an average of 34 passengers per train. L. Peter Cornwall, a railroad historian, estimated that perhaps no more than a dozen people used the train from Cannondale in its early years. Although there may only have been a flag stop (in which passengers or railroad employees raised a flag if they needed the train to stop), by 1856 it was a regular stopping point for all trains, and the stop was originally called "Cannon's". In the early 1870s the station was no longer listed and was probably a flag stop. In the 1890s it was again listed as a station, now called "Cannon". Just before World War I, the station name was changed to "Cannondale".<ref name=cacn/> The station is currently a contributing property of the ], which has been on the ] since 1992. | ||
| The Cafe au Lait coffee shop that used to operate out of the station house closed on March 31, 2010.<ref name="tuohy">{{cite news|last=Tuohy|first=Laurel|url=http://wilton.patch.com/articles/cannondale-to-get-new-coffeeshop-by-july|title=Cannondale To Get New Coffeeshop by July?|work=Wilton Patch|date=May 24, 2010|access-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> | The Cafe au Lait coffee shop that used to operate out of the station house closed on March 31, 2010.<ref name="tuohy">{{cite news|last=Tuohy|first=Laurel|url=http://wilton.patch.com/articles/cannondale-to-get-new-coffeeshop-by-july|title=Cannondale To Get New Coffeeshop by July?|work=Wilton Patch|date=May 24, 2010|access-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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| Cannondale | ||||||||||||
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 Station house and restaurant | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | 22 Cannon Road, Wilton, Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°13′0″N 73°25′36″W / 41.21667°N 73.42667°W / 41.21667; -73.42667 | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Connecticut Department of Transportation | |||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro-North Railroad and the Town of Wilton | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||
| Connections | Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 140 spaces | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 41 | |||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 167 | |||||||||||
| Rank | 102 of 124 | |||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||
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| Cannondale Railroad Station | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | ||||||||||||
  Location in ConnecticutShow map of Connecticut Cannondale station (the United States)Show map of the United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°13′0″N 73°25′36″W / 41.21667°N 73.42667°W / 41.21667; -73.42667 | |||||||||||
| Built | 1892 | |||||||||||
| Part of | Cannondale Historic District (ID92001531) | |||||||||||
| Designated CP | November 12, 1992 | |||||||||||
The Cannondale station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Cannondale area of Wilton, Connecticut.
Cannondale station is the namesake of the Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, which was founded and is headquartered in Wilton.
History
The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad opened the line in late February 1852, with the official opening on March 1. Charles Cannon of Cannondale was the subcontractor who built the route through Wilton. The train cost passengers 30 cents to go to South Norwalk and 50 cents to Danbury at a time when the day's wages of a laborer might not be a dollar. Two trains made the trip up and down the line each day. In the first few years, a freshet and a flood from the Norwalk River twice shut down the line for repairs. The station made travel suddenly much quicker than stagecoach transportation. After a few years, when speeds picked up a bit on the line, it took 28 minutes to reach South Norwalk.
In its early years, the railroad line had no more than 390 passengers a day using the service, and an average of 34 passengers per train. L. Peter Cornwall, a railroad historian, estimated that perhaps no more than a dozen people used the train from Cannondale in its early years. Although there may only have been a flag stop (in which passengers or railroad employees raised a flag if they needed the train to stop), by 1856 it was a regular stopping point for all trains, and the stop was originally called "Cannon's". In the early 1870s the station was no longer listed and was probably a flag stop. In the 1890s it was again listed as a station, now called "Cannon". Just before World War I, the station name was changed to "Cannondale". The station is currently a contributing property of the Cannondale Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.
The Cafe au Lait coffee shop that used to operate out of the station house closed on March 31, 2010.
Station layout
This station has one two-car-long high-level side platform west of the tracks. The station is served by one track from the Danbury Branch.
The station has 140 parking spaces, all of which are managed by the town.
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right 
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| Track 1 | ← Danbury Branch toward South Norwalk or Grand Central (Wilton) ← Danbury Branch toward Danbury (Branchville) → |
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. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Cornwall, L. Peter, "The Danbury & Norwalk Railroad and its impact on Cannondale", pp 105–132, published in Cannondale: A Connecticut Neighborhood (no overall editor named), published by the Wilton Historical Society, 1987
- Tuohy, Laurel (May 24, 2010). "Cannondale To Get New Coffeeshop by July?". Wilton Patch. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- "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 Cannondale (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Cannondale
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Fix My Station Photo Campaign - Cannondale
- Photographic tour of Cannondale station
- Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection Cannondale Station" report, August 2002
- Stations along New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines
- Metro-North Railroad stations in Connecticut
- Buildings and structures in Wilton, Connecticut
- Railroad stations in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Historic district contributing properties in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892
- 1892 establishments in Connecticut