Springdale (Metro-North station)

Infobox Station
name=Springdale
style=MNRR New Haven
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image_caption=Springdale station: seats eight
address=886 Hope Street & 2 Clearview Avenue
Stamford, CT, 06902-6800
line=Metro-North:
other=Connecticut Transit
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platform=1
tracks=1
parking=
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pass_year=2006
pass_percent=0
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services=The Springdale Metro-North railroad station is located in Springdale section of Stamford, Connecticut on the New Canaan Branch.

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. [http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=262] Springdale station Web page at Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007]

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". [http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/Springdale_Individual_Station_Report.pdf] "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]

The station has no ticket machine or staffed ticket office.

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.

Access

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

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.

Connections

*Connecticut Transit Stamford: 34

Gallery of pictures

Notes

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

External links

* [http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=262 Metro North Railroad - Springdale]