East Norwalk station

East Norwalk
East Norwalk station in November 2007
General information
Location	281 East Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.10400°N 73.40450°W / 41.10400; -73.40450
Owned by	ConnDOT
Line(s)	ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Norwalk Transit District: 8, 11
Construction
Parking	231 spaces[1]
Other information
Fare zone	17
Passengers
2018	726 daily boardings[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station South Norwalk toward Grand Central New Haven Line Westport toward New Haven or New Haven State Street
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Norwalk and South Norwalk toward New York Main Line Westport & Saugatuck toward New Haven
Location

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]

Station layout

The station has two offset high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor.^[4]: 21 The platforms are offset, with the westbound platform west of East Street and the eastbound platform to the east.

The Founder's Stone Monument, which formerly located at East Avenue and Fitch Street, is adjacent to the station.^[5][6] It marks the earliest Norwalk settlement and adjacent first Meeting House (seat of government), which were located at its former site.^[7]

History

East Norwalk station first opened in 1885 to serve the quickly growing East Norwalk neighborhood.^[8] The original station building was replaced c. 1897 by a smaller structure on the opposite side of the tracks.^[8] That station would continue to serve until c. 1939 when it was replaced by another structure across the tracks and subsequently removed.^[8] A separate westbound shelter was built some time around 1950, and both structures would serve until the current building was constructed by Metro-North in the 1980s.^[3][8]

The station was temporarily closed from August 17 to September 6, 2024, due to work on the Walk Bridge replacement project.^[9]

References

1. "EAST NORWALK TRAIN STATION VISUAL INSPECTION REPORT" (PDF). Bureau of Public Transportation Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
3. Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780942147087.
4. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
5. Pelland, Dave (December 16, 2009). "Founding Monument, Norwalk". CT Monuments.net. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
6. Scott, Angeline (1902). "Norwalk, Connecticut". The New England Magazine. 32: 588–589.
7. Booth, Richard A. (2005). "NORWALK CITY HALL AREA". City of Norwalk, Connecticut. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
8. Belletzkie, Bob. "Stations:E". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
9. "East Norwalk Train Station Temporarily Closed from August 17 to September 6" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. October 2, 2024.

External links

Media related to East Norwalk station at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North station page for East Norwalk
• 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