{"id":3358,"date":"2022-11-02T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:21:44","slug":"fairfield-metro-metro-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/fairfield-metro-metro-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairfield Metro (Metro-North)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nono, this isn’t Fairfield (Metro-North). That’s next time I’m in the area. This is Fairfield Metro (Metro-North). Okay? We good? I know, it’s a little confusing. But, let’s dig into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You good?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Okay, so of course, getting off the train, the platform is very much still seemingly immaculate. You’ve got benches, a huge parking lot (this was built to relieve pressure on Fairfield!), and would ya believe it, it’s fully accessible! YAY! That’s by virtue of a bridge over the tracks, which have elevator access! Ticket machines also exist here. Lastly, you have bike racks on the inbound side, along with what looks like a busway. If it is a busway, it’s kinda useless since nothing stops here, well, at the station itself. GBT stops on Kings Highway just outside the station (0.1 mile walk) with one route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See ya!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Southbound!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The other platform<\/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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Up the bridge!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There’s a destination board here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The obligatory from-bridge view. Why is the center-right track the only one with concrete ties?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The busway (I think???)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An Acela!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It’s got ridership, that’s for sure! Given that most of the parking lot was used when I was here, it’s clear that it’s serving its purpose as a relief station for Fairfield. Furthermore, most trains stop here unless it’s an express.

The bad: The platform is kinda long, maybe overly long, but then again some trains CAN be long. Plus, what’s with that thing that looks like a busway?

Nearby points of interest: Not a lot, but there are a few shopping centers nearby.

Transit connections:
Metro-North (New Haven)
GBT (5 on Black Rock Tpke., 7 on Kings Hwy.)

Overall, it’s a servicable station. It’s not bad, but it just feels like it’s lacking in character. Or, maybe, the character is in how modern it is. And, as a relief station for Fairfield, it gets the job done pretty well.

Rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nono, this isn’t Fairfield (Metro-North). That’s next time I’m in the area. This is Fairfield Metro (Metro-North). Okay? We good? I know, it’s a little confusing. But, let’s dig into it. Okay, so of course, getting off the train, the platform is very much still seemingly immaculate. You’ve got benches, a huge parking lot (this … Continue reading “Fairfield Metro (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-3358","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\/3358","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=3358"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6663,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions\/6663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}