Stratford station (Connecticut) explained

Stratford
Style:	Metro-North Railroad
Style2:	New Haven Connecticut
Address:	2480 Main Street
Borough:	Stratford, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41.1953°N -73.1315°W
Owned:	ConnDOT
Line:	ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platform:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	4
Other:	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 10, 16, 23, Coastal Link
Parking:	294 spaces
Zone:	20 (Metro-North)
Opened:	December 25, 1848^[1] ^[2]
Other Services Header:	Former services
Other Services Collapsible:	yes
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail Marker-Color: EE0034 Zoom: 14

Stratford station is a commuter rail station in Stratford, Connecticut, served by the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line.

History

The station opened on December 25, 1848.^[2]

Waterbury Branch service at Stratford was suspended indefinitely on April 6, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[3] Shore Line East service was suspended indefinitely on March 16.^{[4] [5]}

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the four tracks of the Northeast Corridor.^[6] The station has 294 parking spaces, which are all owned by the state.^[7]

The National Helicopter Museum is located in the eastbound (south) station building, which no longer serves passengers.

External links

• Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenkins . Stephen . The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day . 1912 . G.P. Putnam's Sons . New York, New York . 235.
2. News: Special Express Notice . December 9, 2019 . The Evening Post . February 12, 1849 . New York, New York . 3. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Waterbury Branch, Weekday & Weekend Substitute Busing . April 6, 2020 . . April 30, 2020.
4. SLEalerts . 1238575235034763264 . March 13, 2020 . Effective 3/16/20, ALL weekday (Monday - Friday) CTrail Shore Line East trains will operate on an enhanced weekend schedule until further notice..
5. Web site: Shore Line East Service Information . April 20, 2020 . April 29, 2020 . September 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920065941/https://shorelineeast.com/images/docs/SLE_Sched_COVID-19_SatSchedApr20R1.pdf . dead .
6. Web site: Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015. 2015. Metro-North Railroad. January 28, 2019.
7. 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. "