Bridgeport station (Connecticut)

Bridgeport station is a shared Amtrak, Metro-North Railroad, and CTrail 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 CTrail 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.

Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in November 2004
General information
Location525 Water Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut
United States
Coordinates41.1778°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
Connections Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19X, 22X, 23, Coastal Link
Greyhound
Peter Pan
Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry
Sacred Heart University Transit Shuttle
University of Bridgeport Shuttle
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: BRP
Fare zone19 (Metro-North)
History
Opened1840 (Housatonic Railroad)
January 1849 (New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
RebuiltJuly 1903August 20, 1905
June 7, 1973October 27, 1975
Key dates
March 20, 19791905 station depot burns down
Passengers
FY 202298,572 annually (Amtrak)
20184,490 daily boardings (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Stamford
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke
Northeast Regional New Haven
toward Boston South or Springfield
Stamford
toward Washington, D.C.
Vermonter New Haven
toward St. Albans
     Acela does not stop here
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Fairfield Metro New Haven Line Stratford
toward New Haven State Street
Terminus Waterbury Branch Derby–Shelton
toward Waterbury
Stamford
peak service
Terminus
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
toward Washington, D.C.
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
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