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Metro-North Railroad station in Connecticut

Fairfield station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The former station buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fairfield Railroad Stations.

History[edit]

The 1882-built eastbound station

Old station buildings, now reused for other purposes, are adjacent to both platforms. The brick eastbound (south) station was built in 1882. It replaced a station burned by a fire, and “is typical of the substantial brick stations built at small-town stops throughout the state in the period. Whereas earlier stations had been small wood-frame buildings, often in a picturesque Gothic or Italianate style, the stations of the 1880s were brick” to be fire-resistant and were larger to accommodate larger waiting areas and other amenities. They were “well-built but utilitarian” structures.[5]: 5  The wooden westbound station “stands as an excellent example of the New Haven Railroad’s 1890s passenger facilities” reflecting changed priorities.[5]: 5 

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The Budd M2 cars necessitated high level platforms, and the low-level platforms were replaced in 1972.

The two station buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[4] The 0.7-acre (0.28 ha) listed area was defined to include the two stations and their immediate surroundings, but to exclude a passenger cross-over and stairway, and to exclude associated parking areas.[5]

The ticket window in the westbound station building was closed on July 7, 2010.[6]

Station layout[edit]

The station has two side platforms, each six cars (510 feet) long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor.[7]: 22  Stairs connect the platforms to the Unquowa Road overpass at the east end of the station. Fairfield station is only partially accessible – while the platforms are fully accessible, there is no accessible route between the platforms.[8]

The station has 1,216 parking spaces, 376 of which are owned by the state and operated by the town; the main lot is on the north side of the station.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. p. 235.
  2. ^ “Special Express Notice”. The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b “National Register Information System”. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Brian Clouette (August 29, 1988). “National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fairfield Railroad Stations”. (includes sketch map). National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos, from 1988
  6. ^ “mta.info – Metro-North Railroad: Selected Ticket Offices Close On July 7th”. Metro-North Railroad. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  7. ^ “Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015” (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  8. ^ “Fairfield”. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  9. ^ Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). “Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report” (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.

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