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'Unauthorized Person' Near Tracks In Fairfield Leads To Train Shutdown

The incident occurred Tuesday night, according to Metro-North officials.

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An "unauthorized person" seen near the Metro-North tracks in Southport Tuesday night led to the cancellation of a New York to Bridgeport train, according to authorities. Passengers were instructed to take a later train.
An "unauthorized person" seen near the Metro-North tracks in Southport Tuesday night led to the cancellation of a New York to Bridgeport train, according to authorities. Passengers were instructed to take a later train. (Harry Zernike/Patch file photo)

FAIRFIELD, CT — An "unauthorized person" spotted near Metro-North train tracks in Southport Tuesday night led to the cancellation of the 6:12 p.m. train from Grand Central Terminal in New York to Bridgeport, according to officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

To accommodate the temporarily inconvenienced rail passengers, Metro-North instructed them to take the 6:31 p.m. train from Grand Central to New Haven.

Officials posted about the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter, but additional details were not immediately available.

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