New Canaan (Metro-North station)

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New Canaan
Station statistics
Address 198 Elm Street @ Park Avenue
New Canaan, CT, 06840-5309
Coordinates 41°08′47″N 73°29′44″W / 41.1463, -73.4956Coordinates: 41°08′47″N 73°29′44″W / 41.1463, -73.4956
Lines Metro-North:
New Haven Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Parking Yes
Other information
Opened 1868[1]
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
New Canaan Branch Terminus

The New Canaan Metro-North station is the terminus of the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North New Haven Line. It is officially located at 198 Elm Street at Park Avenue in New Canaan, Connecticut

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The station is 41.2 miles away from Grand Central Terminal. No connecting buses are available other than local taxi cab services.

In 1998, the state began a 10-year lease (ending June 30, 2008) to the town for about 2.35 acres at both the Talmadge Hill and New Canaan stations, allowing the town to perform some maintenance, repairs and cleaning while the state retains responsibility and control over major structural renovations and repairs. Money collected for parking goes into a special fund to be used for station-related purposes with the state's approval, and the state also must approve parking-fee regulations. The town has the option of renewing the lease for another 10-year term. Part of the agreement reads:[2][2]

"The state retains the sole responsibility for structural renovations and/or repairs and for maintaining and restoring all fencing bordering the tracks, canopies over the platforms, and stairways. The Town is solely responsible for all day-to-day maintenance, including, but not limited to, general structural repairs, snow removal, trash removal and security of any and all platforms, railings, stairs, shelters and ramps."

The town's services to the two railroad stations are provided by three town agencies and a private cleaning company hired by the town:[2]

  • The town Public Works Department, which reports directly to the first selectman (the elected, chief executive officer of the town government);
  • The town police department, which does not report formally to the first selectman;
  • The town Department of Parking Operations, which reports directly to the town Parking Commission
  • A private company hired for "housekeeping" and cleaning, which reports directly to the first selectman.

According to a 2003 report written for the state Department of Transportation, the town didn't have a formal organization chart showing how responsibilities for its train stations were divided up, although the town appeared to be maintaining at least the New Canaan station well, and anyone with a complaint was encouraged to take it to the Office of the First Selectman.[2]

The station is featured in the film The Ice Storm.

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Station building

Track-side view of station building

Platform and roof

Side view of station building

Architectural details

The end of the line

Postcard from about 1906

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ New Canaan Train Station. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  2. ^ a b c d [1] Connecticut Department of Transportation Individual Station Report for Talmadge Hill, 2003, accessed July 22, 2007

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