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Major improvements coming to Merritt 7 train stop in Norwalk
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Construction continues on the new Metro North Danury Line train station on Glover Ave. Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Construction continues on the new Metro North Danury Line train station on Glover Ave. Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Improvements at Merritt 7 Metro-North station in Norwalk will include a heightened platform. Merritt 7 is currently the only station on the Danbury Branch with a low-level platform.CT Department of Transportation / ContributedShow MoreShow Less
COVID made Metro-North ridership drop 95%. But vaccines point to better days ahead, president says.
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Passengers wait to board a Metro-North train bound for Grand Central Terminal at the Stamford Transportation Center in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Ridership has been slowly increasing recently but is still down 78 percent from pre-pandemic levels.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
Nikeya Kelly could see the traffic on Interstate 95 from her window seat at the Stamford Transportation Center.
“It’s not an hour drive right now,” she said while waiting for a Metro-North Railroad train to Manhattan on a recent Saturday. Kelly’s friend had offered to drive her back to the city, but the 44-year-old declined to avoid traffic. COVID or not, she refused to sit in highway congestion.
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Metro-North trains will be temporarily suspending service as the rate of snowfall during the Nor easter has become heavier, creating potential travel hazards.
MTA officials announced that with major snow accumulation and high winds creating increasingly hazardous travel conditions, Metro-North will shut down service with the last trains departing Grand Central Terminal at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1.
The last scheduled arrivals into Grand Central will be at approximately 4 p.m.
According to the MTA, the last departures on Monday will be:
Hudson Line
Outbound: The 3:14 p.m. Poughkeepsie express and the 3:20 p.m. Croton-Harmon local will be combined to depart at 3:20 p.m., making all stops to Poughkeepsie.