Metro-North Railroad 's is a branch of their
New Haven Line from downtown
Norwalk, Connecticut north to
Danbury . It opened in
1852 as the '''Danbury and Norwalk Railroad''', and was later connected to other lines at its north end.
:Continues southwest to
Grand Central Terminal on the
New Haven Line
The was chartered May
1849 as a branch of the just-completed
New York And New Haven Railroad . The line opened in full, from
Norwalk north to
Danbury , on
February 22 ,
1852 . In July
1872 a branch from the main line at
Bethel northeast to
Hawleyville opened. At Hawleyville, the branch connected to the
Housatonic Railroad , continuing north into
Massachusetts . On
May 1 ,
1874 that connection was supplemented by the
New York, Housatonic And Northern Railroad , running from Danbury northeast to the Housatonic. In
1881 the
New York And New England Railroad was completed, giving another connection at Danbury and Hawleyville.
A short branch from
Branchville on the main line west to
Ridgefield opened
July 1 ,
1870 . In July
1882 an extension was built in Norwalk to
Dock s at
Wilson Point . The
Housatonic Railroad leased the D&N on
July 21 ,
1887 , and on
July 1 ,
1892 the
New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad leased the Housatonic.
The NYNH&H merged into
Penn Central in
1969 . On
January 1 ,
1971 , the
State Of Connecticut leased the Danbury Branch from Penn Central.
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