Fairfield (Metro-North station)

Fairfield
Location	165 Unquowa Road (Westbound), Fairfield, CT 06824
Coordinates	41°08′39″N 73°15′28″W / 41.144132°N 73.257737°W / 41.144132; -73.257737
Line(s)	New Haven Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: Coastal Link, 7 Fairfield University Shuttle
Construction
Parking	1,216 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	18
Electrified	12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	686,660  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Southport toward Grand Central New Haven Line Fairfield Metro toward New Haven State Street
Fairfield Railroad Stations
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Fairfield, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°8′34″N 73°15′29″W / 41.14278°N 73.25806°W / 41.14278; -73.25806Coordinates: 41°8′34″N 73°15′29″W / 41.14278°N 73.25806°W / 41.14278; -73.25806
Area	0.7 acres (0.3 ha)
Built	1882
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
NRHP Reference #	89000926
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1989

The Fairfield Metro-North station is the main train station in Fairfield, Connecticut, serving commuters, students of Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep, and casual travelers via the New Haven Line. It is one of three stations in the town; the others being Southport and Fairfield Metro. The station is the transfer point for the Fairfield University Shuttle.

It is 50.5 miles from Grand Central Terminal, and the average travel time to New York City is one hour, 14 minutes on trains that express from Stamford Transportation Center. Express trains straight from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminal take one hour, 10 minutes.

The station has 1,216 parking spaces, 376 owned by the state and operated by the town. Almost all of the parking is located on the east side of the station.

Both the east-bound and west-bound station buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fairfield Railroad Stations.

The east-bound station, is brick and was built in 1882. It replaced a station burned by a fire, and "is typical of the substantial brick stations built at small-town stops throughout the state in the period. Whereas earlier stations had been small wood-frame buildings, often in a picturesque Gothic or Italianate style, the stations of the 1880s were brick" to be fire-resistant and were larger to accommodate larger waiting areas and other amenities. They were "well-built but utilitarian" structures.

The west-bound station, on the other hand, "stands as an excellent example of the New Haven Railroad's 1890s passenger facilities" reflecting changed priorities. It is a wooden structure.

The stations as a pair were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.