Redding station (also known as West Redding) is a

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stop on the

Danbury Branch The Danbury Branch is a 23.9-mile (38 km) long branch line of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line in the U.S. state of Connecticut, running from downtown Norwalk north to Danbury. All trains along the branch make stops at the line ...

of the

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New Haven Line The New Haven Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. states of New York (state), New York and Connecticut. Running from New Haven, Connecticut, to New York City, the New Haven Line joins the Harlem Line ...

, located in

Redding, Connecticut Redding is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Regi ...

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

History

Redding station first opened as an original station on the

Danbury and Norwalk Railroad The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, chartered in 1836 as the Fairfield County Railroad, was an independent United States, American railroad that operated between the cities of Danbury, Connecticut, Danbury and Norwalk, Connecticut from 1852 until i ...

in 1852. It was located on the west side of the track. A new structure serving as station, general store, and post office was later constructed on the east side of the tracks. It was replaced with a smaller concrete shelter slightly to the south in 1952; the older station remains standing and is used by local businesses. In 1999, Metro-North constructed a high-level platform and parking lot south of Long Ridge Road on the west side of the tracks.

References

External links

Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Condition Inspection Redding Station" report, August 2002
Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations Metro-North Railroad stations in Connecticut Railroad stations in Fairfield County, Connecticut Railway stations in the United States opened in 1852 1852 establishments in Connecticut {{Connecticut-railstation-stub