Bridgeport station (Connecticut)

Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in November 2004
General information
Location525 Water Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut
United States
Coordinates41°10′40″N 73°11′14″W / 41.1778°N 73.1871°W / 41.1778; -73.1871
Owned byCity of Bridgeport
Operated byConnecticut Department of Transportation
Line(s)ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19X, 22X, 23, Coastal Link
Intercity Bus Greyhound
Intercity Bus Peter Pan
Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry
Bus transport Sacred Heart University Transit Shuttle
Bus transport University of Bridgeport Shuttle
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: BRP
Fare zone19 (Metro-North)
History
Opened1840 (Housatonic Railroad)[1]
January 1849 (New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad[2][3]
RebuiltJuly 1903–August 20, 1905[4][5]
June 7, 1973–October 27, 1975[6][7]
Key dates
March 20, 19791905 station depot burns down[8]
Passengers
FY 202298,572 annually[9] (Amtrak)
20184,490 daily boardings[10] (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Stamford Northeast Regional New Haven
Stamford Vermonter New Haven
toward St. Albans
     Acela does not stop here
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Fairfield Metro New Haven Line Stratford
Terminus Waterbury Branch Derby–Shelton
toward Waterbury
Stamford
peak service
Terminus
Terminus Stratford
limited service
toward Waterbury
Stamford
Terminus
Stratford
limited service during peak hours
toward Waterbury
Preceding station CT Rail Following station
South Norwalk
toward Stamford
Shore Line East
peak service
Stratford
toward New London
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Stamford Montrealer New Haven
toward Montreal
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Fairfield
toward New York
Main Line Stratford
toward New Haven
Location
Map

Bridgeport station is a shared Amtrak, Metro-North Railroad, and CT Rail train station along the Northeast Corridor serving Bridgeport, Connecticut and nearby towns. On Metro-North, the station is the transfer point between the Waterbury Branch and the main New Haven Line. Amtrak's inter-city Northeast Regional and Vermonter service also stop at the station, as do some CT Rail Shore Line East trains. In addition the transfer point for Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority buses, the departure point for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry across Long Island Sound to Port Jefferson, New York, and both the Total Mortgage Arena and the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater are located adjacent to the station.

  1. ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Poor, Henry Varnum (1860). History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America. New York, New York: J.H. Schultz & Company. p. 210. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "Bridgeport Station". The Hartford Courant. July 17, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Bridgeport's New Station". The Hartford Courant. August 15, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Old Station's Closing Causes Brief Senior Center Lockout". The Bridgeport Post. June 7, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Dedication Slated Monday for City's Rail Station". The Bridgeport Post. October 22, 1975. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Fire Razes Old Depot in Bridgeport". The New York Times. March 21, 1979. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  10. ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.

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