East Norwalk station
East Norwalk station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the East Norwalk neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut. The station building was constructed by Metro-North in the 1980s.[3]
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East Norwalk station in November 2007 | |||||||||||||
Location | 281 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.104000°N 73.404500°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Norwalk Transit District: 8, 11 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | 231 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 17 | ||||||||||||
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2018 | 726 daily | ||||||||||||
Rank | 65 of 124[2] | ||||||||||||
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The Founder's Stone Monument, which formerly located at East Avenue and Fitch Street, is adjacent to the station.[4][5] It marks the earliest Norwalk settlement and adjacent first Meeting House (seat of government), which were located at its former site.[6]
The station has two offset high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor.[7]:21 The platforms are offset, with the westbound platform west of East Street and the eastbound platform to the east.
References
- "EAST NORWALK TRAIN STATION VISUAL INSPECTION REPORT" (PDF). Bureau of Public Transportation Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780942147087.
- Pelland, Dave (December 16, 2009). "Founding Monument, Norwalk". CT Monuments.net. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- Angeline Scott (1902). "Norwalk, Connecticut". The New England Magazine. 32: 588–589.
- Booth, Richard A. (2005). "NORWALK CITY HALL AREA". City of Norwalk, Connecticut. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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