Southport station (Metro-North)

Southport
The westbound station building in 2016
General information
Location96 Station Street (eastbound)
100 Center Street (westbound)
Southport, Connecticut
Coordinates41°08′09″N 73°17′20″W / 41.13589°N 73.28898°W / 41.13589; -73.28898
Owned byConnecticut DOT; leased to Town of Fairfield
Line(s)ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit GBTA: Coastal Link
Construction
Parking179 spaces
Other information
Fare zone18
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848[1][2]
Rebuilt1884, January 2008–February 2009
Passengers
2018358 daily boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Green's Farms New Haven Line Fairfield
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Green's Farms
toward New York
Main Line Fairfield
toward New Haven
Southport Railroad Stations
Built1884
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.89000927[4]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1989

Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield Metro.

  1. ^ Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 235. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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