- Waterbury Branch
Infobox rail line
name = Waterbury Branch
color =
logo_width =
image_width = 250px
caption = Metro-North F10 413 in Bridgeport pulling Train 1926.
type =Commuter rail
system =Metro-North Railroad
status = Operational
locale =Naugatuck River Valley ofConnecticut , USA
start = Waterbury (North)
end = Bridgeport (South)
stations = 7
routes =
ridership =
open = 1849
close =
owner =Naugatuck Railroad (1849-1887)
NYNH&H (1887-1969)Penn Central (1969-1971)ConnDOT (1971-present)
operator =Penn Central (1969-1976)Conrail (operator 1976-1983)Metro-North Railroad (1983 -present)
character =regional rail
stock =
linelength = 45.9 km (28.5 mi)
tracklength =
notrack =
gauge = RailGauge|sg
el =
speed =
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infobox rdt|Waterbury Branch map|Metro-North Railroad 's Waterbury Branch is a branch of theNew Haven Line , running north from a junction east ofStratford, Connecticut to Waterbury. Originally built as theNaugatuck Railroad , it once continued north toWinsted, Connecticut . The part north of Waterbury is now leased from CDOT by theRailroad Museum of New England , which operatesexcursion train s from Thomaston station; that part is still called the Naugatuck Railroad reporting mark|NAUG. The trackage ends inTorrington, Connecticut but Metro North service on the branch ends at Waterbury.tation stops
*Bridgeport - transfer available to the
New Haven Line as well asAmtrak andShore Line East
*Stratford "(one AM inbound, one PM run outbound)":splits fromNew Haven Line
*Derby-Shelton
*Ansonia
*Seymour
*Beacon Falls
*Naugatuck
*WaterburyIn addition, one morning train continues to Stamford.
The stations on the Waterbury Branch have two major differences in comparison to most other stations in the Metro-North system. None have ticket machines, making it possible to buy fares on board with no surcharge. Also, outside of Waterbury, all stations have low-level platforms (with the exception of Merritt 7 on the
Danbury Branch , no other regular stations east of the Hudson have such platforms).
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