Kent Road (Metro-North station)

Kent Road

The station site of Kent Road, seen behind a pile of concrete and cement blocks in May 2012.
Line(s)
Platforms 1 low side platform
Tracks 1
History
Opened 1976
Closed 1994
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Danbury Branch
toward Danbury

Kent Road was a station on the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Penn Central opened the station in 1976 to serve Perkin-Elmer's headquarters in Wilton.[1] It was located on the Wilton-Norwalk line, 46.2 miles (74.4 km) from Grand Central Terminal, south of a grade crossing with Kent Road. The New Haven Railroad previously had a station immediately north of the crossing. The station consisted of a low-level platform and a small shelter. Metro-North discontinued service here on January 16, 1994.[2] It is notable for being the last station on the New Haven Line to be abandoned, and the only one closed during the Metro-North era. No station structures remain at the site.

References

  1. "Kent Road". Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  2. "Trains Will End Stops at Kent Road Sunday". The Wilton Bulletin. Wilton, Connecticut. 12 January 1994. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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