Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch

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The Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch is a commuter rail line in southwestern Connecticut that provides service between New Canaan and the New Haven Line main route into the New York City metropolitan area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail line ⓘ
railway branch line ⓘ
becamePartOf Metro-North Railroad in 1983 ⓘ
commuterMarket suburban commuters to New York City area ⓘ
connectsTo New Haven Line main line ⓘ
linked to: New Haven Line
connectsToService Metro-North New Haven Line local and express trains at Stamford ⓘ
connectsWith Northeast Corridor at Stamford ⓘ
linked to: Stamford station
country United States ⓘ
electrification overhead catenary ⓘ
electrificationSystem 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC ⓘ
fareSystem Metro-North Railroad fare zones ⓘ
freightService none in regular operation ⓘ
hasStation Glenbrook station ⓘ
New Canaan station ⓘ
Springdale station ⓘ
Stamford station ⓘ
Talmadge Hill station ⓘ
intermediateTerminus Stamford transportation hub ⓘ
laterOperator Conrail ⓘ
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ
lineLength approximately 8 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Connecticut ⓘ
Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
numberOfTracks single track ⓘ
opened 1868 ⓘ
operator Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
originalOperator New Canaan Railroad ⓘ
ownedInfrastructure catenary ⓘ
signals ⓘ
track ⓘ
owner Connecticut Department of Transportation ⓘ
partOf New Haven Line ⓘ
primaryUse passenger service ⓘ
regionServed New York City metropolitan area ⓘ
safetySystem Positive Train Control ⓘ
serves Darien, Connecticut ⓘ
New Canaan, Connecticut ⓘ
serviceType commuter rail ⓘ
state Connecticut ⓘ
terminus New Canaan station ⓘ
Stamford station ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
usesRollingStock M8 electric multiple units ⓘ
usesSignaling cab signaling ⓘ
weekdayService frequent peak-hour commuter trains ⓘ
weekendService reduced schedule compared to weekdays ⓘ

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New Canaan, Connecticut → hasRailService → Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch ⓘ
New Canaan, Connecticut → railLineTerminus → New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line ⓘ
linked to: Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch
Fordham station → servedByLine → New Canaan Branch (via New Haven Line trains) ⓘ
linked to: Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch
New Canaan Railroad → successorLine → Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch ⓘ
Glenbrook station → isServedBy → Metro-North New Canaan Branch trains ⓘ
linked to: Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch
Talmadge Hill station → servedBy → Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch trains ⓘ
linked to: Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch