Danbury Branch

Danbury Branch
A passenger train at a train station
A train at the station in Danbury, Connecticut
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerConnecticut DOT
LocaleNorwalk, CT to Danbury, CT
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetro-North Railroad
Operator(s)Metro-North (passenger 1983–present)
PW (freight 1993 – present)[1]
Housatonic (freight 1983–present)
Rolling stockGE Genesis P32AC-DM
Brookville BL20GH
EMD GP40-3H
Shoreliner coaches
Technical
Line length23.9 mi (38.46 km)
CharacterCommuter rail / Branch line
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationNone (electrified 1925-1961)
Route map
Map
New Milford (proposed)
Brookfield (proposed)
Housatonic Railroad
to Derby Junction
North Danbury (proposed)
Danbury Yard & Railway Museum
64.9 mi
104.4 km
Danbury
62.2 mi
100.1 km
Bethel
58.5 mi
94.1 km
Redding
54.0 mi
86.9 km
Branchville
Zone 42
Zone 41
Georgetown (proposed)
50.2 mi
80.8 km
Cannondale
48.5 mi
78.1 km
Wilton
Kent Road (closed)
45.0 mi
72.4 km
Merritt 7
Wall Street (proposed)
Zone 41
Zone 17
Danbury Branch Dockyard & Norwalk River
41.0 mi
66 km
South Norwalk
Shore Line East
Zone 17
Zone 16
39.2 mi
63.1 km
Rowayton
37.7 mi
60.7 km
Darien
36.2 mi
58.3 km
Noroton Heights
36.2 mi
58.3 km
Stamford
Amtrak Shore Line East
New Haven intermediate stops
Zone 16
Zone 1
0.0 mi
0 km
Grand Central

The Danbury Branch is a diesel branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line in the U.S. state of Connecticut, running from downtown Norwalk north to Danbury. It opened in 1852 as the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Until the early 1970s, passenger service continued north from Danbury to Canaan, Connecticut, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Metro-North took over operation of the line from Conrail in 1983, and the modern-day branch is mostly single-tracked.

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