Southport (Metro-North station)

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Southport
Station statistics
Address	400 Center Street (Westbound), Fairfield, CT 06490
Coordinates	41°08′09″N 73°17′20″W / 41.13589, -73.28898
Lines	Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
Connections	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 2, Coastal Link
Tracks	4
Parking	179 spaces
Other information
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	72,020 ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Green's Farms toward Grand Central New Haven Line Fairfield toward New Haven-State Street

The Southport Metro-North Railroad station is one of two New Haven Line stations serving the residents of Fairfield, Connecticut.

Southport is 48.9 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from Grand Central is one hour, 12 minutes though this varies depending on run and time of day. The station has 179 parking spaces, 99 owned by the state.^[1]

On January 4, 2008, the westbound station house, one of the few remaining original station houses on the New Haven Line, was gutted by fire. According to a fire marshal, human activity was most likely involved in causing the fire. Whether that activity was intentional or accidental is not known and may never be known. Most of the damage caused by the fire turned out to be water damage so the station will be renovated rather than replaced as earlier reports predicted. ^[2] The building which burned housed an art gallery, as well as a passenger waiting area. However, most of the artwork was saved.

According to the Fairfield Parking Authority, the original structure was not as damaged as originally thought, and reconstruction is already underway (as of April 2008). The estimated re-opening of the Southport Station is expected some time in 2009. It is unclear whether ArtPlace will retain its location in the building or not.

Contents 1 Connections 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Connections

• Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 2

[edit] See also

• Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for train commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ [ http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/FinalParkingReport.pdf]"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
2. ^ Connecticut Post news article (2/20/08).

[edit] External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Southport
• [ http://www.ct.gov/dotinfo/lib/dotinfo/ctgov/Southport.pdf]Bureau of Public Transportation of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection for the Southport Station" report dated September 2002