Merritt 7 station

Merritt 7
View of the new platform opened in June 2023
General information
LocationGlover Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates41°08′53″N 73°25′40″W / 41.14803°N 73.42768°W / 41.14803; -73.42768
Owned byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Operated byConnecticut Department of Transportation[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Norwalk Transit District: Route 7 Link
Construction
Parking88 spaces[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone41
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1985[3]
RebuiltSeptember 2020–June 7, 2023
Passengers
2018181 daily boardings[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
South Norwalk
Terminus
Danbury Branch Wilton
toward Danbury
South Norwalk
Location
Map

Merritt 7 station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Merritt 7 is named after an adjacent business park based near the interchange of the Merritt Parkway and Route 7. The station has one high-level 6-car long side platform to the west of the single track. It is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).[1]

  1. ^ a b c Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ Urbitran Associates Inc. (July 2003). "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Table 1: New Haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization, Page 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.

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