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Milford station is a commuter rail stop in Milford, Connecticut, on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line and CTrail's Shore Line East.

Milford
Milford station in June 2010
General information
Location	1 Railroad Avenue, Milford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.222350°N 73.059619°W / 41.222350; -73.059619
Owned by	ConnDOT
Line(s)	New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	CTTransit New Haven: 271M Milford Transit: 2, 3, 4, Coastal Link, Milford Commuter Connection - Orange-Milford
Construction
Parking	676 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	20 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	December 25, 1848[1][2]
Electrified	12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Key dates
January 15, 1972	Station agent eliminated[3]
Passengers
2018	1,508 (MNRR)
Rank	42 of 124[4] (MNRR)
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Stratford toward Grand Central New Haven Line West Haven toward New Haven or New Haven State Street Preceding station CT Rail Following station Stratford toward Stamford Shore Line East peak service West Haven toward New London
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Devon toward New York Main Line Woodmont toward New Haven

History

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

Shore Line East service at the station was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5][6]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is four cars long and generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is 10 cars long and generally used by eastbound trains. The New Haven Line has three tracks at this location. The inner track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains. Milford is the only station on the New Haven Line with only three tracks.[7][8]^: 23

The station has 676 parking spaces, 444 of which are owned by the state.[9]

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Stratford) ←      Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      New Haven Line toward New Haven or New Haven–State Street (West Haven) →
	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 Milford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metro-North station page for Milford
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Station House and eastbound platform from Google Maps Street View
• Westbound platform from Google Maps Street View
• http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf

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