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Greenwich station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line in Greenwich, Connecticut. It is also the first/last stop for some express trains that originate/terminate at South Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven–Union Station or New Haven–State Street.[5]

Greenwich
Front entrance
General information
Location	20 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.022326°N 73.62462°W / 41.022326; -73.62462
Owned by	State of Connecticut (platforms) Private ownership (station building)[1]
Line(s)	New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	CT Transit Stamford: 11, I-BUS Express Norwalk Transit District: Greenwich Commuter Connection - Central Loop, West Loop
Construction
Parking	1,274 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	15
History
Opened	December 25, 1848[2][3]
Rebuilt	March 5, 1970 (1970-03-05)
Electrified	12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Passengers
2018	4,032
Rank	11 of 124[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Port Chester towards Grand Central New Haven Line Cos Cob towards Stamford Harlem-125th Street towards Stamford or Grand Central New Canaan Branch limited service Stamford towards New Canaan
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Port Chester toward New York Main Line Cos Cob toward New Haven

History

The Penn Central Transportation Company opened the current station building on March 5, 1970, replacing an older structure, built by the New York & New Haven Railroad, which was demolished. As built the new building was a two-story structure with 8,550-square-foot (794 m²) of space. The station was the centerpiece of Greenwich Plaza, a new mixed-use retail development.[6][7] A proposed $45 million project, of which plans were shown in July 2019, would replace that building with a new station on the south side of the tracks.[8]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.[9]^: 19

Unlike most station on the line, Greenwich station is owned and maintained by multiple agencies and organizations. The State of Connecticut owns the station's platforms, Metro-North maintains the platforms, but the station building and parking facilities are privately owned.[1]

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,804, and there are 1,274 parking spots (none owned by the state, unlike most other railroad stations in Connecticut).[10]

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between platforms
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 3	←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Port Chester)
	Track 1	←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here ←      Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	←      Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      New Haven Line toward Stamford (Cos Cob) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

Bibliography

• Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

References

External links

• Media related to Greenwich station (Metro-North) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North station page for Greenwich
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf

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