Bridgeport station (Connecticut)

Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in November 2004
General information
Location	525 Water Street Bridgeport, Connecticut United States
Coordinates	41°10′40″N 73°11′14″W / 41.1778°N 73.1871°W / 41.1778; -73.1871
Owned by	City of Bridgeport
Operated by	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Line(s)	ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19X, 22X, 23, Coastal Link Greyhound Peter Pan Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry Sacred Heart University Transit Shuttle University of Bridgeport Shuttle
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: BRP
Fare zone	19 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	1840 (Housatonic Railroad)[1] January 1849 (New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad[2][3]
Rebuilt	July 1903–August 20, 1905[4][5] June 7, 1973–October 27, 1975[6][7]
Key dates
March 20, 1979	1905 station depot burns down[8]
Passengers
FY 2023	112,681 annually[9] (Amtrak)
2018	4,490 daily boardings[10] (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Stamford toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional New Haven toward Boston South or Springfield Stamford toward Washington, D.C. Vermonter New Haven toward St. Albans      Acela does not stop here Preceding station CT Rail Following station Stamford Terminus Shore Line East limited weekday service Stratford toward New London Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Fairfield–Black Rock toward Grand Central New Haven Line Stratford toward New Haven or New Haven State Street Terminus Waterbury Branch Stratford weekday service toward Waterbury Derby–Shelton toward Waterbury
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Stamford toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer New Haven toward Montreal Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Fairfield toward New York Main Line Stratford toward New Haven
Location

Bridgeport station is a shared Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad train station along the Northeast Corridor serving Bridgeport, Connecticut and nearby towns. On Metro-North, the station is the transfer point between the Waterbury Branch and the main New Haven Line. Amtrak's inter-city Northeast Regional and Vermonter service also stop at the station. In addition the transfer point for Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority buses, the departure point for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry across Long Island Sound to Port Jefferson, New York, and both the Total Mortgage Arena and the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater are located adjacent to the station.