Danbury station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Danbury, Connecticut. The station is the northern terminus of Danbury Branch. The station is also a hub for Housatonic Area Regional Transit.

Danbury
Southbound train arriving at station platform
General information
Location	1 Patriot Drive, Danbury, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.3963°N 73.4493°W / 41.3963; -73.4493
Owned by	Connecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated by	City of Danbury[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Housatonic Area Regional Transit: 2, 7
Construction
Parking	147 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	42
History
Opened	1852
Rebuilt	1996
Passengers
2018	185
Rank	99 of 124[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Bethel toward South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central Danbury Branch Terminus
Proposed services Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Bethel toward South Norwalk, Stamford or Grand Central Danbury Branch North Danbury toward New Milford

History

The original Danbury station opened in 1852 as the northern terminus of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Throughout the history of the Danbury station, the station has had many different depots. The first depot was opened in 1852 and served as the headquarters for the D&N. The Danbury station would have three different depots over the course of its history from 1852 to today.[3] The 1903-Built Union station, was an important part of Danbury's industrial expansion through the 1900s. However, By 1995, the Union station had fallen into complete disrepair, and was replaced by today's station in 1996.[4] The present passenger station was built in 1996 by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and replaced the older New Haven Railroad station, which now houses the Danbury Railway Museum.[5]

Station layout

The station has one three-car-long high-level island platform on the north side of the two-tracks line. A stub siding serves the north side of the platform.[6]^: 28

The station has 147 parking spaces, all of which are owned by the state.[7]

References

External links

Media related to Danbury station at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North station page for Danbury

• Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection Danbury Station" report, July 2002
• Station from Google Maps Street View
• http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf

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