Glenbrook (Metro-North station)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glenbrook

Glenbrook Station's platform, looking north
Station statistics
Address 2 Crescent Street & 502 Glenbrook Road
Stamford, CT,
Coordinates 41°04′14″N 73°31′12″W / 41.0705, -73.5199Coordinates: 41°04′14″N 73°31′12″W / 41.0705, -73.5199
Lines Metro-North:
New Haven Line
Connections Connecticut Transit
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
New Canaan Branch
toward New Canaan

The Glenbrook Metro-North railroad station is located in Glenbrook section of Stamford, Connecticut on the New Canaan Branch.

Contents

[edit] Description

The station is a stop between the Stamford and Springdale Metro-North railroad stations. The Glenbrook station is located at 2 Crescent Street and 502 Glenbrook Road, and is 35.2 miles to Grand Central Terminal.[1]

The station has no staffed ticket office.[1] A ticket machine is located near the south entrance to the platform.

[edit] History

Railroad station, from a 1912 postcard
Railroad station, from a 1912 postcard

In the nineteenth century, establishment of the station was a key factor in the formation of the Glenbrook community, which grew up around it.

In the 1950s, the train station was moved from a spot near the Courtland Avenue overpass (on the New Haven line) to its present location a bit to the northwest on the New Canaan line. As of 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original Glenbrook station site.[2]

The station is now in an urban area with little parking and faced by the backs of various buildings,[3] along with the graffiti on them, the trash up against them and some advertising.[4] The two platforms at the station are located between two railroad crossings (Glenbrook Road to the south and Crescent Street to the north), allowing for no expansion. [3]

[edit] Access

Parking at the station is controlled by the City of Stamford, which owns most of the parking spaces. The state owns a small section of the parking lot at the southwest corner. CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.[1]

There is a ramp to the platform, but the station was built before the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ramp may not meet ADA requirements, according to Metro-North. the nearest ADA-compliant station is the main Stamford station.[1]

[edit] Connections

[edit] Gallery of pictures

Mural amid the weeds and trash, south entrance

Shelter on the platform (seats eight)

View from the platform: trash, graffiti, rear ends of buildings

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d [1]Glenbrook Metro-North station Web page at the Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007
  2. ^ [2]Hughes, C.J., "LIVING IN/Glenbrook, Conn. / The Little Town in the City", feature article in the Real Estate section of The New York Times, page 9, Real Estate section, July 8, 2007
  3. ^ a b [3]"Glenbrook Train Station Visual Inspection Report / January 2007" at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Web site
  4. ^ As of July 15, 2007. See pictures accompanying this article.

[edit] External links

 This Connecticut train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.