Cos Cob station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cos Cob
West side of the station house
Location	1 Station Drive, Cos Cob, Connecticut
Owned by	ConnDOT
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	567 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	15
History
Opened	December 25, 1848
Rebuilt	1890
Electrified	12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Key dates
January 15, 1972	Station agent eliminated
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	928
Rank	58 of 124
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station Greenwich towards Grand Central New Haven Line Riverside towards Stamford
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Greenwich toward New York Main Line Riverside toward New Haven
Cos Cob Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Connecticut
Location	Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Built	1894
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	89000928
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1989

The Cos Cob station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Cos Cob district of Greenwich, Connecticut.

History

An Amtrak train passing Cos Cob in 1975

On December 25, 1848, the last section of track on the railroad from New Haven to New York was completed over the Cos Cob Bridge. The first trial run was made on that day.

The New York and New Haven Railroad was merged into the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1872, and the station became part of that railroad. Beginning in 1907, the NYNH&H built the Cos Cob power plant as part of an effort to electrify the main line. As with all New Haven Line stations along the Northeast Corridor, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central Railroad in 1969, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad in 1983. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms each six cars long.

The station has 567 parking spaces, 361 owned by the state.

Built in about 1890, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as Cos Cob Railroad Station. The nearby Mianus River Railroad Bridge is also listed on the National Register. The Cos Cob Power Station, a former New Haven Railroad electrical substation on the western edge of that bridge, is also NRHP-registered despite being demolished during the turn of the millennium.

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 3	←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Greenwich)
	Track 1	←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here ←      Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	←      Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      New Haven Line toward Stamford (Riverside) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking