Glenbrook station (Metro-North) explained

Glenbrook
Style:Metro-North Railroad
Style2:New Haven Connecticut
Address:2 Crescent Street
Borough:Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates:41.0705°N -73.5199°W
Owned:ConnDOT[1]
Operator:ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Connections: CT Transit Stamford: 344, 349
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:yes
Zone:31
Opened:1868
Rebuilt:1950s, 1972
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. EE0034
Zoom:14

Glenbrook station is a commuter rail stop on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Glenbrook section of Stamford, Connecticut.

Station layout

The station has one four-car-long high-level side platform with two waiting shelters to the east of the track.[2] The platform is situated between the grade crossings of Glenbrook Road to the south and Crescent Street to the north.[3] There are no ticket machines.[4]

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), with some responsibilities delegated to Metro-North.[1] Parking is managed by the city of Stamford.[1] [4] CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.[4]

History

Glenbrook was formerly served by two stations – one on the New York–New Haven mainline, and one on the New Canaan Branch. The mainline station, located at Courtland Avenue, was closed in the early 1970s. The station has been unstaffed since January 15, 1972.[5]

In 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original mainline station site.[6] In December 2010, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state Bonding Commission was expected to approve $950,000 in financing for a canopy.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report . Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation . . January 2007.
  2. Web site: Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015. 2015. Metro-North Railroad. January 28, 2019.
  3. http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/Glenbrook_Individual_Station_Report.pdf
  4. http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=260
  5. News: 7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets . March 28, 2020 . The Bridgeport Post . January 6, 1972 . 1, 16. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: The Little Town in the City . C. J. . Hughes . . July 8, 2007 . RE9 . 2010-03-27.
  7. News: Greene . Chandra Johnson . Rell: State to Invest $950,000 in Canopy for Glenbrook Station . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715051603/http://stamford.patch.com/articles/rell-state-to-invest-950000-in-canopy-for-glenbrook-station . 2011-07-15 . December 2, 2010 . Stamford Patch . December 2, 2010.