North Danbury station explained

North Danbury
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Address:67 White Turkey Road Ext.
Danbury, CT, 06810
Coordinates:41.4285°N -73.4113°W
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Zone:43
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North Danbury station is a proposed commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, to be located in Danbury, Connecticut.

History

Plans call for the station to be located at the current park and ride at 67 White Turkey Road Ext, adjacent to the Brookfield-Danbury border.[1] Original plans for the station had surfaced in 2009–2010, when a study was conducted to determine the viability of the station.[2] Although plans had gone under for a while, improvements being made to the line by the State of Connecticut could mean a station in the near future.[3] In September 2020, due to an increase in demand for expansion of commuter rail service to Greater Danbury, the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $400,000 grant to the Western Connecticut Council of Governments to study improvements along the Danbury Branch line and develop a plan for expanding service north. This would include the construction of a North Danbury, Brookfield and New Milford station.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danbury Branch Improvement Program & Electrification Environmental Impact Statement: Appendix C - Station Area TOD Potential Maps . September 2010 . Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. News: Tuz . Susan . January 10, 2015 . Metro-North's Danbury Line improvements getting back on track . Connecticut Post.
  3. Web site: Danbury Branch Electrification Study. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090402124933/http://www.danburybranchstudy.com/ . April 2, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Six rail projects among 58 receiving BUILD grant capital funding Another 10 projects with rail component get capital or planning funding . September 17, 2020 . Trains Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920045811/https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/09/17-six-rail-projects-among-58-receiving-build-grant-capital-funding . September 20, 2020.