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Throughout the history of the Danbury station, the station has had many different depots. The first depot was opened in 1852 and served as the headquarters for the D&N. The Danbury station would have three different depots over the course of its history from 1852 to today. [5] The 1903-built union station was an important part of Danbury's ...
The Silver Line opened in two phases, adding five stations in 2014 and six in 2022. [4] [5] On the Yellow and Blue Lines, an additional infill station at Potomac Yard opened on May 19, 2023. [6] Nine Metrorail stations are officially designated transfer stations, although other intermediate stations also allow passengers to transfer between lines.
Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. ISBN 978-1-58834-105-1. OCLC 800333753. Wright, Bill. "Now Arriving Washington: Union Station and Life in the Nation's Capital". Archived from the original on March 8, 2018 "The Washington Union Station".
Taxis in front of Union Station. As of 2015, Washington had over 6,200 registered taxis, [6] making it the third-largest concentration of taxis in the United States, after New York City and Chicago. Regardless of company operating the taxi service, all taxis operating in the city share a uniform design, as mandated by the DC Taxicab Commission.
South Norwalk station, from a postcard printed in the early 1900s South Wilton station, from a postcard sent in 1906 Georgetown station from a postcard sent in 1919 Branchville stations from a postcard circa 1900 Danbury Railway Museum, in 2007, formerly the city's Union Station
All three of these stations feature platform screen doors. A small maintenance spur is located adjacent to the Hart station. A small maintenance spur is located adjacent to the Hart station. On the House side, an older, crewed two-track system, with a single open-topped car operating on each track, shuttles passengers between the Rayburn House ...
The eastern portion is the Maybrook Line, or Maybrook Branch, which runs from Hopewell Junction to Danbury, Connecticut, where it joins the Danbury Branch. The Beacon Line is considered to end at the Danbury Branch; however, the portion in Connecticut is owned by the Housatonic Railroad, although Metro-North may move trains over that portion.
The Danbury Railway Museum (reporting mark DRMX) [2] is a railway museum housed in the former Union Station on the east end of downtown Danbury, Connecticut, United States.It was established in the mid-1990s following the closure of the station by the Metro-North Railroad in favor of a new station nearby, and primarily focuses on the history of railroading in southern New England and ...