Merritt 7 station

Merritt 7 station is a commuter rail station 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 at the intersection of the Merritt Parkway and Route 7.

Merritt 7
Trackside view of station shelter
Location1 Glover Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates41.1466°N 73.4278°W / 41.1466; -73.4278
Owned byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsNorwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link
Construction
Parking88 spaces[2]
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone41
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1985[3]
Passengers
2018181
Rank100 of 124[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
South Norwalk
towards Grand Central
 Danbury Branch Wilton
towards Danbury

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]

References
  1. Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. "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
  3. Charles, Eleanor (July 28, 1985). "Rail Station For Corporate Park". New York Times.
  4. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  5. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  6. Connecticut Department of Transportation January 2007 Visual Inspection Report
  7. Guenther Chapman, Nancy (February 2, 2017). "Merritt 7 train station construction funded by state". Nancy on Norwalk.
  8. "State Contracting Portal Solicitation Details". State of Connecticut. June 17, 2020.

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