Derby–Shelton station

Derby–Shelton station (signed as Derby/Shelton) is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, serving the cities of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut. It is the southernmost stop on the Waterbury Branch before trains merge onto the Northeast Corridor.

Derby/Shelton
Derby–Shelton station in September 2018
General information
Location	1 Main Street Derby, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.3202843°N 73.0835652°W / 41.3202843; -73.0835652
Owned by	ConnDOT[1]
Operated by	ConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Greater Bridgeport Transit: 15, 23 CTTransit New Haven: 255
Construction
Parking	75 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	51
History
Opened	1849[citation needed]
Passengers
2018	74 daily boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Stratford Weekday service toward Bridgeport Waterbury Branch Ansonia toward Waterbury Bridgeport Terminus
Location

Station layout

The station has one three-car-long low-level side platform to the west of the single track.

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, but Metro-North is responsible for maintaining platform lighting as well as trash and snow removal.^[1] The 75-space parking lot^[2] is managed by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.^[1]

Future station

With the completion of the Waterbury Branch Signalization project upgrading capacity for future 30 minute service headways, Governor Lamont announced on November 14, 2021 that 7 new trains will be coming to the Waterbury Line in 2022 and the Derby-Shelton Train Station was a priority in getting new riders onto the line.^[4] Paired with the development of Route 34 and the new Derby-Shelton Bridge, the new station will function as a new multimodal center for Derby and its new residents. The new station received 12.6 million in Federal Funds 6 days later and later received another 12.4 from the State of Connecticut on December 21, 2021.^[5][6] As of 2024^[update] construction is to take place from 2025 to 2027.^[7]