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| Location | 525 Water Street Bridgeport, Connecticut United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°10′40″N73°11′14″W / 41.1778°N 73.1871°W /41.1778; -73.1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Bridgeport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Connecticut Department of Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | ConnDOTNew Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19X, 22X, 23, Coastal LinkGreyhoundPeter Pan Bridgeport & Port Jefferson FerrySacred Heart University Transit ShuttleUniversity of Bridgeport Shuttle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak:BRP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 19 (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1840 (Housatonic Railroad)[1] January 1849 (New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | July 1903–August 20, 1905[4][5] June 7, 1973–October 27, 1975[6][7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 20, 1979 | 1905 station depot burns down[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 144,127 annually[8] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 4,490 daily boardings[9] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridgeport station is a sharedAmtrak andMetro-North Railroad train station along theNortheast Corridor servingBridgeport, Connecticut and nearby towns. On Metro-North, the station is the transfer point between theWaterbury Branch and the mainNew Haven Line. Amtrak's inter-cityNortheast Regional andVermonter service also stop at the station. In addition the transfer point forGreater Bridgeport Transit Authority buses, the departure point for theBridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry acrossLong Island Sound toPort Jefferson, New York, and both theTotal Mortgage Arena and theHartford Healthcare Amphitheater are located adjacent to the station.
The current station was built under ConnDOT and Penn Central in 1975. It replaced a large, ornate structure built in 1905, located to the north of the current station at41°10′52″N73°11′15″W / 41.181206°N 73.187535°W /41.181206; -73.187535. A branch line, originally built byNew Haven Railroad predecessorHousatonic Railroad to Trumbull, Monroe and Newtown, used to join the main tracks at the old Bridgeport station. The relocation was occasioned by the introduction of "Cosmopolitan" M-2 railcars which could only board at high-level platforms, the installation of which was impractical at the old station due to the curvature of the platforms. The old station was destroyed by fire on March 20, 1979.[10]
On July 14, 1955, the northboundFederal Expressovernight train fromWashington, D.C. toBoston derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve approaching the station. One person was killed and 58 were injured.[11]
The limited Shore Line East service west of New Haven was service suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[12][13] That service resumed on October 7, 2024.[14]
The station has twohigh-levelside platforms, each eight cars long. The western platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound/southbound Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound/northbound Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The New Haven Line uses four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains, including theAcela.[15]: 22
The station has 1,453 parking spaces, with 950 owned by the state.[16]
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