The Riverside Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North Railroad

The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...

 station serves the residents of the Riverside

Riverside (Greenwich)

Riverside is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,416....

 area of Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...

 via the New Haven Line.

The station is 30.2 miles from Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal

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. The station has 324 parking spaces, 307 owned by the state. The pedestrian bridge

Riverside Avenue Bridge (Greenwich)

The Riverside Avenue Bridge is the only cast-iron bridge in Connecticut and one of a small number still in use in the United States. It carries Riverside Avenue over the New Haven Line railroad tracks in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Connecticut...

 over the tracks has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 since 1977.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two high-level side platform

Side platform

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s each six cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound or Manhattan

Manhattan

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-bound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound or outbound trains.

The New Haven Line has four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains.

See also

• Connecticut Rail Commuter Council
  Connecticut Rail Commuter Council
  The Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is an independent state board that acts as an advocate for commuters on the Metro-North and Shore Line East railroads....
  
  is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Riverside
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• State Department of Transportation inspection report, January, 2007
• Connecticut Department of Transportation "Condition Inspection for the Riverside Station" report, September 2002
• Riverside Avenue bridge
• Riverside Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View