Old Greenwich (Metro-North station)

Old Greenwich
East side of the station house
Station statistics
Address	1 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Coordinates	41°02′06″N 73°33′57″W / 41.034872°N 73.565869°W / 41.034872; -73.565869
Lines	New Haven Line
Connections	CTTransit Stamford: 11, 24
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Parking	578 spaces
Other information
Opened	1892
Electrified	12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Formerly	Sound Beach Railroad Station (1892-1931)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	222,040[1]  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Riverside toward Grand Central New Haven Line Stamford toward New Haven – State Street
Sound Beach Railroad Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA Coordinates: 41°2′5.54″N 73°33′57.13″W / 41.0348722°N 73.5658694°W / 41.0348722; -73.5658694Coordinates: 41°2′5.54″N 73°33′57.13″W / 41.0348722°N 73.5658694°W / 41.0348722; -73.5658694 Architectural style: Stick/Eastlake NRHP Reference#: 89000929 Added to NRHP: 1989

The Old Greenwich Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Old Greenwich section of Greenwich, Connecticut via the New Haven Line.

The station is 31.2 miles (50.2 km) from Grand Central Terminal. The station has 578 parking spaces, 397 owned by the state.^[2] Lot 3, with 181 spaces and across the street from the station, is owned by the town of Greenwich, which also owns the street parking north of Lot 1.^[3]

The station house, built in 1892, was moved to its present location three years later. The station was originally called the "Sound Beach Railroad Station", but its name was changed in 1931 to "Old Greenwich". The building was later placed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

Platform and track configuration

This station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms, each six cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound or Manhattan-bound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound or outbound trains.

The New Haven Line has four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains.

Connections

• Connecticut Transit Stamford: 11, 24

Pictures

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  Front of station house

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  Dirty, trash- and graffiti-strewn shelter, south side of tracks

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  Trackside view

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  Metal roof over part of the platform

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  Arch Street tunnel under the railroad tracks

See also

Connecticut portal

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

Notes

1. ^ Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (854)
2. ^ [1]"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
3. ^ [2]"Individual Station Report: Old Greenwich" submitted to the Connecticut Department of Transportation by Urbitran Associates, dated July 2003, accessed March 18, 2007
4. ^ Plaque in front of station building.

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Old Greenwich
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Old Greenwich Station" report, November 2002
• Fairfield County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
• Sound Beach Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Historical Marker Database Sound Beach Railroad Station