New Canaan Railroad (1868–1879) Stamford & New Canaan Railroad (1883–1884) NY,NH&H (1884–1969) Penn Central (1969–1971) ConnDOT (lessor 1971–1976, owner 1976–present) Metro-North (operator 1983–present)
Rolling stock
Kawasaki M8
Technical
Line length
8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Number of tracks
1
Character
Commuter rail
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
Overhead line, 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC
Operating speed
40 mph (64 km/h)
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41.2 mi
66.3 km
New Canaan
39.0 mi
62.8 km
Talmadge Hill
Woodway (closed)
Springdale Cemetery (closed)
36.9 mi
59.4 km
Springdale
35.2 mi
56.6 km
Glenbrook
New Havento New Haven
Zone 31
Zone 16
33.0 mi
53.1 km
Stamford
New Haven intermediate stops
Zone 16
Zone 1
0.0 mi
0 km
Grand Central
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The New Canaan Branch is an 8.2-mile (13 km) long branch line of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line that begins from a junction east of downtown Stamford, Connecticut, north to New Canaan. It opened in 1868 as the New Canaan Railroad.
three branches split off: the New CanaanBranch, Danbury Branch, and Waterbury Branch, all owned by CTDOT. The New Haven Line is part of the Northeast...
official name honors politician Stewart McKinney. The split for the NewCanaanBranch is just northeast of the station. Downtown Stamford is directly north...
Shore Line East to New London) NewCanaanBranch to NewCanaan, Connecticut Danbury Branch to Danbury, Connecticut Waterbury Branch to Waterbury, Connecticut...
NJ Transit. Metro North has 4 branch lines, the NewCanaanBranch, Danbury Branch, Waterbury Branch, and Wassaic Branch. This is the Average Daily Ridership...
Woodway station was a station on the NewCanaanBranch of the former New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad and later the Penn Central. The station...
to Canaan, Connecticut, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Metro-North took over operation of the line from Conrail in 1983, and the modern-day branch is...
surviving branch lines include the Gladstone Branch in New Jersey; as well as the NewCanaanBranch, Danbury Branch, and Waterbury Branch in Connecticut...
Junction" near Riverside Drive. NewCanaanBranch, Metro-North Railroad Orlando and Winter Park Railway Princeton Branch, New Jersey Transit St. Louis and...
MTA Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, Danbury Branch, NewCanaanBranch, and / or Waterbury Branch trains. NJT: Served by New Jersey Transit Atlantic...
Springdale station is a commuter rail station on the NewCanaanBranch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line in Stamford, Connecticut. The station opened...
Transportation Authority, that operate on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and NewCanaanBranch. The M8 cars replaced push-pull diesel-powered trains on...
NewCanaan, where it crosses the Noroton River within its interchange with Route 106, adjacent to the Talmadge Hill station on the NewCanaanBranch of...
Springdale Cemetery was a passenger rail station on the NewCanaanBranch of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad and later the Penn Central...
1938. The main line was closed from East Canaan east to Tariffville, along with the rest of the Springfield Branch. The main line and former Rhinebeck &...
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