{"id":3300,"date":"2022-11-02T09:43:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:24:09","slug":"greens-farms-metro-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/greens-farms-metro-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Green’s Farms (Metro-North)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey kids! Ever wanted to be in what seemed like the middle of absolutely NOWHERE, but also with the sound of I-95 whirring about in the background?! Well now you can, at GREEN’S FARMS!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alrighty, so first off, the platform situation is much the same as Stratford. You’ve got a mostly sheltered inbound side, and a bus shelter on the outbound side. Benches are everywhere, though! Plus, there’s what appears to be a cafe in the station building, but as far as I can tell it’s only open on weekday mornings during rush hour. Otherwise, all you get is a Pepsi vending machine. Ticket machines are also on the inbound platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See ya!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The station building and bridge plates. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As for parking, it’s obviously a park & ride, so it’s aplenty. Some spaces were left unused, but the vast majority of them were taken up. It’s also an alright spot for rail foaming, if you’re into that. However, I’d instead recommend another place, such as Bridgeport or South Norwalk, if the weather is bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another M8, this one having expressed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That’s a lot of parking!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yep. That’s I-95 right there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The bridge plates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oh neat, a Shoreliner cab!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DIESEL!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another expressing M8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And yet another one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: Well, it’s a decent enough spot for foaming! Plus, there’s plenty of parking and it’s pretty much right off I-95, so there’s that. Unfortunately…

The bad: If you want to get anywhere, you gotta go at least half a mile. By car it isn’t bad, as the interstate is only a mile and a half away. On foot, though, it’s a mile and a half to US-1. Yeah. This station’s pretty much in no man’s land. And, as for accessibility, it’s dubious at best. Yes, there’s level boarding, but good luck changing sides. Service here is also largely neutered vs. the rest of the New Haven Line, being a train an hour, vs. at least 2-3 on the rest of the line

Nearby points of interest: There’s a beach nearby if you’re willing to walk half a mile!

Transit connections:
Metro-North (New Haven Line)

Overall, it’s literally just a park & ride. I got nothing much to say about it. It’s also got neutered service, but given the fact ridership as-is is high enough, if service is to increase, there should be a shuttle that runs to here and times with trains. Or, just go to Westport if you need midday service.

Rating: 5.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey kids! Ever wanted to be in what seemed like the middle of absolutely NOWHERE, but also with the sound of I-95 whirring about in the background?! Well now you can, at GREEN’S FARMS!!! Alrighty, so first off, the platform situation is much the same as Stratford. You’ve got a mostly sheltered inbound side, and … Continue reading “Green’s Farms (Metro-North)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-public-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3300"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6668,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3300\/revisions\/6668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}