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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 intersection of the Merritt Parkway and Route 7.
Merritt 7 | |||||||||||
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 Trackside view of station shelter | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Glover Avenue at Oakwood Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.1466°N 73.4278°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Connecticut Department of Transportation[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Connecticut Department of Transportation[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 88 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | No | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 41 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 29, 1985[3] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 181 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 100 of 124[4] | ||||||||||
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Station layout
The station has one four-car-long low-level side platform to the west of the single track.[5]
The station has 88 parking spaces, all of which are owned by the state[2] and is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).[1]
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.[6] 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.[3]
The station is planned to be rebuilt with a 510-foot (160 m) six-car-long high-level platform on the west side of the tracks, slightly north of the existing station. The new station will have a full-length canopy and an accessible pedestrian overpass with elevators.[7] Bidding took place in April–June 2020.[8] Completion of the station is scheduled for 2022.[9]
References
- Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
- "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" submitted by Urbitran Associates Inc. to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6, July 2003 Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Charles, Eleanor (July 28, 1985). "Rail Station For Corporate Park". New York Times.
- METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- Connecticut Department of Transportation January 2007 Visual Inspection Report
- Guenther Chapman, Nancy (February 2, 2017). "Merritt 7 train station construction funded by state". Nancy on Norwalk.
- "State Contracting Portal Solicitation Details". State of Connecticut. June 17, 2020.
- Merritt 7. "About-CENTRALLY STATIONED". merritt7.com. Merritt 7. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
External links
Media related to Merritt 7 station at Wikimedia Commons
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