Springdale (Metro-North station)

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Springdale

Springdale station: seats eight
Station statistics
Address 886 Hope Street & 2 Clearview Avenue
Stamford, CT, 06902-6800
Coordinates 41°05′20″N 73°31′04″W / 41.0888, -73.5178Coordinates: 41°05′20″N 73°31′04″W / 41.0888, -73.5178
Lines Metro-North:
New Haven Line
Connections Connecticut Transit
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
New Canaan Branch
toward New Canaan

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

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[edit] Description

The station is entirely on the west side of the single track of the New Canaan Branch and is between the Glenbrook and Talmadge Hill Metro-North railroad stations, 36.9 miles from Grand Central Terminal.[1]

The Springdale station has a Plexiglas shelter (with a bench that seats eight) and a single platform located on the west side of the track, allowing access to four railroad cars at once. The parking lot has landscaping and a "period pedestal clock".[2]

The station has no ticket machine or staffed ticket office.[1]

[edit] History

The Springdale station began as a stop on the New Canaan Railroad, which was chartered May 1866 as a short branch of the New York and New Haven Railroad. The line opened July 4, 1868.

[edit] Access

The parking lot is accessible from Hope Street and is located at the west side of the station.[2] Station Parking is controlled by Stamford city government,[1] which owns most of the parking lot. The state owns a much smaller parking area at the south end of the station.[2]

The station has wheelchair access, with a ramp to the platforms, but the Springdale 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

Pretty landscaped entrance with that period pedestal clock

Rust, grime and dying bushes

Parking lot, looking south

Mural at the north end of the parking lot

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d [1]Springdale station Web page at Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007
  2. ^ a b c [2]"Springdale Train Station Visual Inspection Report / January 2007" prepared by the Bureau of Public Transportation of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, accessed at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Web site on July 4, 2007

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