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Glenbrook station is a commuter rail stop on the
New Canaan Branch The New Canaan Branch is an 8.2-mile (13 km) long branch line of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line that begins from a junction east of downtown Stamford, Connecticut, north to New Canaan. It opened in 1868 as the New Canaan Railroad. ...
of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Glenbrook section of Stamford, Connecticut.


Station layout

The station has one four-car-long high-level
side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platfor ...
with two waiting shelters to the east of the track. The platform is situated between the grade crossings of Glenbrook Road to the south and Crescent Street to the north.
Glenbrook Train Station Visual Inspection Report / January 2007" at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Web site
There are no ticket machines.
Glenbrook Metro-North station Web page at the Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007
The station is owned and operated by the
Connecticut Department of Transportation The Connecticut Department of Transportation (often referred to as CTDOT and occasionally ConnDOT, or CDOT) is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports and waterways in Connecticut.
(ConnDOT), with some responsibilities delegated to Metro-North. Parking is managed by the city of Stamford. CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.


History

Glenbrook was formerly served by two stations – one on the New York–New Haven mainline, and one on the New Canaan Branch. The mainline station, located at Courtland Avenue, was closed in the early 1970s. The station has been unstaffed since January 15, 1972. In 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original mainline station site. In December 2010, Connecticut Governor
M. Jodi Rell Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell (née Reavis; born June 16, 1946) is an American former Republican politician and the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. Rell also served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Rell was ...
announced that the state Bonding Commission was expected to approve $950,000 in financing for a canopy.Greene, Chandra Johnson
"Rell: State to Invest $950,000 in Canopy for Glenbrook Station"
, article, December 2, 2010, "Stamford Patch" website of AOL Patch.com, retrieved same day


References


External links


Station from Crescent Street from Google Maps Street View

Station from Glenbrook Road from Google Maps Street View
* http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpt/1_Station_Inspection_Summary_Report.pdf {{MNRR stations navbox Metro-North Railroad stations in Connecticut Stations along New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines Buildings and structures in Stamford, Connecticut Railroad stations in Fairfield County, Connecticut Railway stations in the United States opened in 1868 1868 establishments in Connecticut