Riverside (Metro-North station)
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Riverside
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North side of the station, from Riverside Ave. bridge
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| Location | 1 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, CT 06878 |
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| Line(s) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 324 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 15 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 195,000[1]  0% |
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The Riverside Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Riverside area of Greenwich, Connecticut via the New Haven Line.
The station is 30.2 miles from Grand Central Terminal. The station has 324 parking spaces, 307 owned by the state.[2] The pedestrian bridge over the tracks has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.
Platform and track configuration
| 3 | ■ New Haven Line | for Grand Central |
| 1 | ■ New Haven Line | no stop |
| ■ Northeast Corridor | no stop | |
| 2 | ■ New Haven Line | no stop |
| ■ Northeast Corridor | no stop | |
| 4 | ■ New Haven Line | for Stamford |
This station has two high-level side platforms each six cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound trains.
The New Haven Line has four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains.
See also
- Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.
References
- ↑ Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (750)
- ↑ "Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report" submitted by Urbitran Associates Inc. to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Table 1: New haven Line Parking Capacity and Utilization", page 6, July 2003
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North Railroad - Riverside
- List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- State Department of Transportation inspection report, January, 2007
- Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Riverside Station" report, September 2002
- Riverside Avenue bridge
- Riverside Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
