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Naugatuck | |||||||||||
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 Naugatuck station in August 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 195 Water Street Naugatuck, Connecticut | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°29′34″N 73°03′08″W / 41.49278°N 73.05222°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Waterbury Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  CT Transit Waterbury: 473, 470[2] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 125 spaces[3] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | no | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 51 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 68 daily boardings[4] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Naugatuck station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Naugatuck, Connecticut.[5]
Station layout[edit]
The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track. It is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal.[1] The station has 125 parking spaces operated by the borough of Naugatuck.[1][3]
History[edit]
Rail service in Naugatuck dates back to the 1840s with the establishment of the Naugatuck Railroad. The Naugatuck was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which built a new station house between 1908 and 1910, and opened it in 1911. The old station was designed by Henry Bacon, one of America's foremost architects.[6] This former station building was recently the headquarters for the Naugatuck Historical Society[7] and is now The Station Restaurant.[8]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation plans to relocate the station about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south.[9] The relocated station will have a 350-foot (110 m) high-level accessible platform (long enough for a four-car train) and additional parking.[9][10] The new location is on straight track, rather than the curved track of the existing station; the relocation allows for the high-level platform and the possible future addition of a second track.[9] It is on an embankment; a two-story elevator tower will connect the parking area to the platform.[9][10] As of November 2023[update], construction is expected to begin in spring 2025 and cost $26 million.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Greater Waterbury Bus System Map" (PDF). CT Transit. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "Metro North Rail Stations". as0.mta.info. mta.info. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Henry Bacon Helps Beautify Naugatuck". Connecticut History. CT Humanities Project. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Naugatuck Historical Society". Naugatuck Historical Society. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Station Restaurant". The Station Restaurant. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Project 0304-0029 Webpage". Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Naugatuck Railroad Station" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. October 13, 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Naugatuck station at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Naugatuck
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Station project page
- Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Naugatuck Station" July 2002
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