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Stamford station, officially known as the Stewart B. McKinney Transportation Center [5] or the Stamford Transportation Center, is a major railroad station in the city of Stamford, Connecticut, serving passengers traveling on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.
The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), with some responsibilities delegated to Metro-North. [1] Parking is managed by the city of Stamford. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.
A parking lot is located at the west side of the station off Hope Street. [8] Station parking is controlled by Stamford city government, which owns most of the parking lot. [7] The state owns a much smaller parking area at the south end of the station. [8] The parking lot has landscaping and a "period pedestal clock". [8]
Rebuilt by the MTA; station was closed by Penn Central on July 2, 1973 New Rochelle New Haven Line: New Rochelle: Westchester, NY: New Haven ‡ 1877 Also serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional: North White Plains Harlem Line: White Plains: Westchester, NY: New York Central: 1972 Built by Penn Central; Replaced former Holland Avenue NYC station
The Penn Central Transportation Company opened the current station building on March 5, 1970, replacing an older structure, built by the New York & New Haven Railroad, which was demolished. As built the new building was a two-story structure with 8,550-square-foot (794 m 2 ) of space.
Stamford Station is also the terminus of a Metro-North branch that ends in New Canaan, 8 mi (13 km) away, known as the New Canaan Branch, and a part-time terminal of Shore Line East and Danbury Branch trains. Two smaller train stations in Stamford are Glenbrook and Springdale, both a part of the New Canaan branch.
It is often printed on timetables and train tickets as Stamford (Lincs) to distinguish it from either Stamford Hill station in London or Stanford-le-Hope station in Essex. The station building is a fine stone structure in Mock Tudor style, influenced by the nearby Burghley House , and designed by Sancton Wood . [ 1 ]
344: Darien Station 328/344: Cove Road–Cove Island Park–Glenbrook Road Routes 328/344 operate outbound to Cove Island Park, then return to the Stamford Transportation Center via Glenbrook Road. 345 NCC Flyer 345X: CT State Norwalk via I-95: Route 345X is a supplement for Route 341C only. It runs Monday - Thursday when classes are in session ...