Stamford Transportation Center

Stamford station, officially known as the Stewart B. McKinney Transportation Center or the Stamford Transportation Center, is a major railroad station in the city of Stamford, Connecticut, serving passengers traveling on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, and CTrail's Shore Line East. In addition, it is also a major bus terminal for Greyhound, Peter Pan, and CTtransit buses. In 2018, the station averaged over 15,000 Metro-North boardings on weekdays, making it the busiest station on the system aside from Grand Central Terminal. Its official name honors politician Stewart McKinney.

This article is about the United States railroad station. For other stations with similar names, see Stamford station.
Stamford
New Haven Line train at Stamford Transportation Center in 2018
General information
Location490 Washington Boulevard (30 South State Street)
Stamford, Connecticut
United States
Coordinates41°02′49″N 73°32′29″W
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)ConnDOT New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 island platforms
2 side platforms (plus 1 side platform under construction)
Tracks5 (plus 1 under construction)
Connections CT Transit Stamford: 311, 312, 313, 321, 324, 326, 327, 328, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 341, 342, 344, 345, 351, 971
Greyhound Lines
Construction
Parking1,500 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: STM
IATA codeZTF
Fare zone16 (Metro-North)
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848
Rebuilt1861, 1890s, 1987, 2004
Passengers
FY 2022269,195 annually (Amtrak)
201815,216 daily boardings (Metro-North)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
New York
toward Washington, D.C.
 Acela New Haven
toward Boston South
Vermonter Bridgeport
toward St. Albans
New Rochelle
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke
 Northeast Regional Bridgeport
toward Boston South or Springfield
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Old Greenwich
toward Grand Central
 New Haven Line Terminus
Harlem–125th Street
toward Grand Central
 Noroton Heights
toward New Haven State Street
Terminus New Canaan Branch Glenbrook
toward New Canaan
Greenwich
peak service
toward Grand Central
Harlem–125th Street
toward Grand Central
 Danbury Branch
peak service
 Noroton Heights
toward Danbury
Terminus South Norwalk
toward Danbury
Waterbury Branch
peak service
 Bridgeport
toward Waterbury
Preceding station CT Rail Following station
Terminus Shore Line East
peak service
 South Norwalk
toward New London
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Rye
toward Washington, D.C.
 Montrealer Bridgeport
toward Montreal
New York
Terminus
 Cape Codder New Haven
toward Hyannis
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Sound Beach
toward New York
 Main Line Glenbrook
toward New Haven

The split for the New Canaan Branch is just northeast of the station. Downtown Stamford is directly north of the station; the entrance to the station on the north side is marked by the Stamford Cone, a work of public sculpture situated at the top of Gateway Commons, while the South End is located directly south.

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