Merritt 7 station explained

Merritt 7
Style:CTrail
Coordinates:41.148°N -73.4277°W
Address:Glover Avenue
Borough:Norwalk, Connecticut
Connections: Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Parking:88 spaces[1]
Opened:July 29, 1985
Rebuilt:September 2020–June 7, 2023
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Connecticut Department of Transportation[2]
Operator:Connecticut Department of Transportation[3]
Zone:41
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. EE0034
Zoom:14

Merritt 7 station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Merritt 7 is named after an adjacent business park based near the interchange of the Merritt Parkway and Route 7. The station has one high-level 6-car long side platform to the west of the single track. It is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).[2]

History

The Merritt 7 corporate park built the station while separating the station from building entrances by a fence to make the complex transit adjacent but not transit-oriented.[4] The station was opened on July 29, 1985, by Metro-North. At the time of its opening, it was the only privately built rail station in Connecticut. Construction of the station cost $750,000.[5]

The station was rebuilt with a 510feet six-car-long high-level platform on the west side of the tracks, slightly north of the former station. The new station has a full-length canopy and an accessible pedestrian overpass with elevators.[6] The state authorized funding for the project in 2017. Bidding took place in April–June 2020; construction began that September.[7] [8] The new platform opened on June 7, 2023, but the opening of the footbridge over the tracks to the office park was delayed due to supply chain issues with glass panels,[9] which opened on January 12, 2024.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report . Urbitran Associates Inc. . Connecticut Department of Transportation . Table 1: New Haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6 . July 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070712022905/http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf . 2007-07-12.
  2. Web site: New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report . Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation . . January 2007.
  3. Web site: New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report . Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation . . January 2007.
  4. [Connecticut Department of Transportation]
  5. News: Rail Station For Corporate Park . Charles . Eleanor . July 28, 1985 . The New York Times. CN11. June 13, 2023.
  6. News: Merritt 7 train station construction funded by state . Nancy . Guenther Chapman . February 2, 2017 . Nancy on Norwalk.
  7. Web site: State Contracting Portal Solicitation Details . State of Connecticut . June 17, 2020.
  8. News: Opening of new train station at Norwalk's Merritt 7 stop delayed until summer, CTDOT says . Jonah . Dylan . March 20, 2023 . New Haven Register . March 23, 2023.
  9. News: Pedestrian bridge at Merritt 7 train station in Norwalk delayed by supply chain; new platform opens . The Hour . Katherine . Lutge . July 23, 2023 . July 24, 2023.
  10. News: Ludge . Katherine . Footbridge bridge at Merritt 7 train station opens to public: 'Much-needed pedestrian connection' . January 13, 2024 . The Hour . . January 12, 2024.

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