{"id":3888,"date":"2023-02-15T23:10:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T03:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:12:01","slug":"stamford-amtrak-metro-north-ctrail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/stamford-amtrak-metro-north-ctrail\/","title":{"rendered":"Stamford (Amtrak\/Metro-North\/CTrail)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Next stop: Stamford!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“You are NOT the father!”, Maury would say. Oh, this is a STATION entry, not Maury. Right. Well, welcome to the Stewart B. McKinney Stamford Gateway Intermodal Transportation Center. Or, the Stamford Transportation Center. Let’s see what the….

*checks notes*

SECOND MOST-USED METRO-NORTH STATION?! Yeah. Let’s see what this sucker has to offer. This is gonna be a big one. So, buckle down, and let’s get this show on the road!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New platform under construction!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, pulling into Stamford on the Acela, first thing I notice is the style of architecture and the new platform (from what I understand is to be for New Canaan dinks so they don’t occupy a through track). And, I’ll have to admit, I dig this kind of architecture. Platforms are concrete, modern, and have adequate lighting and shelters. However, there were no benches. This wasn’t a big deal, as there was a waiting room above the tracks. I’ll add, this was also pretty cool, and I dig the cross-braces in the windows. Speaking of the concourse, there’s Amtrak and Metro-North information desks, a convenience store, and yes, a Dunkin. Meanwhile, the northern exit will bring you out to the street with another convenience store, and the southern one to a parking garage. On the outside is another garage under construction, and a sign reading “Stewart B. McKinney Transportation Center”. Who was he? It turns out, he was a Republican representative from the ’80s, who died of AIDS and was bisexual. Yeah, bisexual Republicans. Don’t see that one every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Construction!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Track & platform level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More parking?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The station looms ahead…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stewart McKinney?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The concourse!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once on street level, you can go down further into an underground passageway, and you’ll find MTA police, a CTtransit vending machine (turned off, free fares!), a shuttered Subway, and a Greyhound office. Don’t tell Miles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Down we go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CTtransit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shh, don’t tell Miles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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no sbubby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Platform access from below!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now lastly, there’s the bus terminal. This has got to be among the sorriest-looking bus terminals I’ve seen. It’s like Cos Cob in that it’s under I-95, but it’s worsened by the fact it’s in the middle of a city. Yeah…… But, the berths are labelled clearly! So, props to CTtransit on that. You can also walk to track 4 on foot without entering the station’s concourses too, neat! As a downside, the elevator down here smells like urine. At least, the one I took did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MTA police!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The station building looms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It’s a beautiful piece of architecture! It really is, I legitimately dig the style of the station in general. It’s also got pretty much everything a passenger might need or want. Furthermore, you’ve got multiple ways to access the platforms, all the Stamford-area bus routes, and a crazy amount of Metro-North trains! Plus, it’s in the heart of the city as well.

The bad: …I genuinely cannot think of much. I was annoyed by the fact there was construction, but whatever.

Nearby points of interest: The city of Stamford and the bus routes, and the New Canaan line can take you to its namesake town! You’ve also got various local-owned shops, restaurants, breweries, etc., and a mall nearby. AND THERE’S A DINER?! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

Transit connections:
Amtrak (Northeast Regional, Acela, Vermonter)
CTrail (Shore Line East, temporarily suspended)
Metro-North (New Haven, New Canaan)
CTtransit (311, 312, 313, 321, 324, 326, 327, 328, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 341, 342, 344, 345, 351, I-BUS)
Greyhound

Overall, it’s a great station. Easily among the best I’ve seen even. It’s in a decent location, has good service for both Metro-North and CTtransit, and every Amtrak train stops here as well. As such, I think it’s worthy of a special score I reserve for a handful of stations.

Rating: 10\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These brochures actually proved HELPFUL for research for once!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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haha traffic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“You are NOT the father!”, Maury would say. Oh, this is a STATION entry, not Maury. Right. Well, welcome to the Stewart B. McKinney Stamford Gateway Intermodal Transportation Center. Or, the Stamford Transportation Center. Let’s see what the…. *checks notes* SECOND MOST-USED METRO-NORTH STATION?! Yeah. Let’s see what this sucker has to offer. This is … Continue reading “Stamford (Amtrak\/Metro-North\/CTrail)”<\/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":[15,18,12,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amtrak","category-connecticut","category-extra","category-public-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888","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=3888"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6637,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888\/revisions\/6637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}