Line(s) New Canaan Branch Connections CTTransit Stamford: 42 Disabled access Yes Rebuilt 1972 | Tracks 1 Bicycle facilities Yes Opened 1868 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 2 Crescent Street & 502 Glenbrook Road
Stamford, CT, Address Stamford, CT 06906, United States Connection Connecticut Transit Stamford Similar Springdale, Cannondale, Talmadge Hill, Kent Road, Rowayton | ||
The Glenbrook Metro-North Railroad station is located in Glenbrook section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, along the New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line.
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Description
The station, a stop between the Stamford and Springdale stations, is located at 2 Crescent Street and 502 Glenbrook Road, and is 35.2 miles from Grand Central Terminal.
The station has no staffed ticket office, and there are no ticket machines. Although there are two waiting shelters on the 320-foot platform, there is no canopy. In December 2010, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state Bonding Commission was expected to approve $950,000 in financing for a canopy.
History
In the nineteenth century, establishment of the station was a key factor in the formation of the Glenbrook community, which grew up around it.
Glenbrook was served by two stations until the early 1970s, when the main line station was closed (Near the Courtland Avenue Overpass). As of 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original Glenbrook Main Line station site.
The station is now in an urban area with little parking and faced by the backs of buildings, along with the graffiti on them, the trash up against them and some advertising. The platform at the station is located between two grade crossings (Glenbrook Road to the south and Crescent Street to the north), allowing for no expansion.
Station layout
This station has one four-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track.
Access
Parking at the station is controlled by the City of Stamford, which owns most of the parking spaces. The state owns a small section of the parking lot at the southwest corner. CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.
There is a ramp to the platform, but the station was built before the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ramp may not meet ADA requirements, according to Metro-North. The nearest ADA-compliant station is the main Stamford station.