New Canaan Branch

New Canaan Branch
New Canaan station
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerConnecticut DOT
LocaleStamford, Connecticut, to New Canaan, Connecticut
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetro-North Railroad
Operator(s)New Canaan Railroad (1868–1879)
Stamford & New Canaan Railroad (1883–1884)
NY,NH&H (1884–1969)
Penn Central (1969–1971)
ConnDOT (lessor 1971–1976, owner 1976–present)
Metro-North (operator 1983–present)
Rolling stockKawasaki M8
Technical
Line length8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Number of tracks1
CharacterCommuter rail
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC
Operating speed40 mph (64 km/h)
Route map
Map
41.2 mi
66.3 km
New Canaan
39.0 mi
62.8 km
Talmadge Hill
Woodway (closed)
Springdale Cemetery (closed)
36.9 mi
59.4 km
Springdale
35.2 mi
56.6 km
Glenbrook
Zone 31
Zone 16
33.0 mi
53.1 km
Stamford
Amtrak Shore Line East
New Haven intermediate stops
Zone 16
Zone 1
0.0 mi
0 km
Grand Central

The New Canaan Branch is an 8.2-mile (13 km) long branch line of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line that begins from a junction east of downtown Stamford, Connecticut, north to New Canaan. It opened in 1868 as the New Canaan Railroad.