Waterbury station is a

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stop on the

Waterbury Branch The Waterbury Branch is a branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, running north from a junction in the Devon section of Milford to Waterbury, Connecticut. Originally built as the Naugatuck Railroad, it once continued north to Winste ...

of the Metro-North Railroad's

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, located on Meadow Street in

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. It is the northern terminus of the Waterbury Branch. Following its completion on March 28, 2015, improved express bus service began between Waterbury station to Hartford via the

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busway, servicing the communities of

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and Cheshire using this partially grade-separated route.

Station layout

The current station is a large platform near the old one, a 1909 brick edifice known for its distinctive clock tower, the platform has a roof that covers it, and the focal point of Waterbury's skyline. That station is now the offices of the ''

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'', Waterbury's daily newspaper. The modern station has one high-level

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to the east of the tracks long enough for one and a half train cars to receive and discharge passengers. A Metro-North siding is located just south of the station. The siding was once track one, directly adjacent to the old station. A section of the track was removed, and the parking lot built in its place. There is also a small coach yard to the west of the station. The station is owned and operated by the

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, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal. Parking is first-come, first-serve and operated by the city of Waterbury.

References

External links

Fix My Station Campaign - WaterburyConnecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Waterbury Station" July 2002
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