Ansonia station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Ansonia, Connecticut.

Ansonia
The Ansonia station platform, facing south towards Bridgeport
General information
Location40 West Main Street, Ansonia, Connecticut
Coordinates41°20′39″N 73°04′48″W / 41.3442°N 73.0799°W / 41.3442; -73.0799
Owned byConnDOT[1]
Operated byConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport CTTransit New Haven: 255[2]
Construction
Parking50 spaces[3]
Other information
Fare zone51
Passengers
201875 daily boardings[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Derby–Shelton
toward Bridgeport
Waterbury Branch Seymour
toward Waterbury
Location
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Station layout

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This station has one low-level side platform to the east of the track. The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting, trash, and snow removal.[1] There is a parking lot with 50 parking spaces managed by the city of Ansonia.[1][3]

In 2018, ConnDOT awarded a grant of $389,000 to the city of Ansonia for safety and beautification improvements to the station including improved lighting, sidewalks, and accessibility.[5]

Future

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In November 2021, Governor Lamont announced at Ansonia station that both Derby and Ansonia stations will be equipped with high platforms and other improvements.[6] While Derby station has been fully funded and awaiting construction, Ansonia station still awaits funding.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "255 West Chapel Street" (PDF). CT Transit. September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.
  4. ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  5. ^ "State sends $389,000 to Ansonia to improve route to railroad station". Connecticut Post. September 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Falbo-Sosnovich, Jean (November 14, 2021). "Lamont Touts Infrastructure Investments". Valley Independent Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.
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