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    1. Rail

    Metro-North to Make Danbury Branch Track Improvements Friday, July 7, Through Sunday, July 9

    July 5, 2017
    MTA Metro-North Railroad has announced that to ensure the ongoing safety and reliability of the Danbury Branch, crews will perform track improvement work on the branch this weekend, July 7-9.
    Related To: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY MTA)

    MTA Metro-North Railroad has announced that to ensure the ongoing safety and reliability of the Danbury Branch, crews will perform track improvement work on the branch this weekend, July 7-9. Metro-North crews will make improvements to the Long Ridge Road railroad crossing in Redding, replacing the crossing surface, rails and ties. Elsewhere along the tracks, crews will cut brush and weld rail joints.

    As a result of these track improvements, buses will substitute for Danbury Branch trains service after 9 p.m. Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 9. Regular Danbury Branch train service will resume with the first scheduled train on Monday.

    Service details are below:

    Northbound, Friday, July 7
    After 9 p.m., buses will substitute for all trains departing from South Norwalk to Danbury, making all station stops to Danbury. Buses will depart from South Norwalk at regularly scheduled train times, but customers should allow for later arrival times.

    Southbound, Friday, July 7
    After 9 p.m., buses will substitute for all trains departing from Danbury to South Norwalk, making all scheduled stops to South Norwalk. Buses operate 15 to 30 minutes earlier than normal train times and will connect with regularly scheduled trains at South Norwalk.

    Northbound, Saturday and Sunday, July 8-9
    Buses will substitute for all trains departing from South Norwalk to Danbury, making all station stops to Danbury. Buses will depart from South Norwalk at regularly scheduled train times, but customers should allow for later arrival times. 

    Southbound, Saturday and Sunday, July 8-9
    Buses will substitute for all trains departing from Danbury to South Norwalk. Buses will operate 15 to 30 minutes earlier than normal train times. At South Norwalk station, customers will connect with regularly scheduled train service.

    Metro-North has many channels for schedule information and service updates.