Southport | |||||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:FairfieldCT_WestboundSouthportRRStation2.jpg) The westbound station building in 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 96 Station Street (eastbound) 100 Center Street (westbound) Southport, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°08′09″N 73°17′20″W / 41.13589°N 73.28898°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Connecticut DOT; leased to Town of Fairfield | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  GBTA: Coastal Link | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | 179 spaces | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 18 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | December 25, 1848[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1884, January 2008–February 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 358 daily boardings[3] | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
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Southport Railroad Stations | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1884 | ||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake | ||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 89000927[4] | ||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1989 | ||||||||||||
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Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield Metro.
- ^ Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 235. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
