Kent Road (Metro-North station)

Kent Road
The station site of Kent Road, seen behind a pile of concrete and cement blocks in May 2012.
Line(s)	Danbury Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Opened	1976
Closed	1994
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Merritt 7 toward South Norwalk or Grand Central Danbury Branch Wilton toward Danbury

Kent Road was a station on the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Penn Central opened the station in 1976 to serve Perkin-Elmer's headquarters in Wilton.^[1] It was located on the Wilton-Norwalk line, 46.2 miles (74.4 km) from Grand Central Terminal, south of a grade crossing with Kent Road. The New Haven Railroad previously had a station immediately north of the crossing. The station consisted of a low-level platform and a small shelter. Metro-North discontinued service here on January 16, 1994.^[2] It is notable for being the last station on the New Haven Line to be abandoned, and the only one closed during the Metro-North era. No station structures remain at the site.

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