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Metro-North Is Working on the Railroad's New Canaan Branch
Beginning Friday, Oct. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 5, there will be bus service in lieu of trains while track replacement work is done.
Metro-North commuters on the New Canaan Branch should build some extra travel time into their schedules starting Friday, Oct. 3.
According to the Town of New Canaan, Metro-North will be reconstructing the railroad-highway at-grade crossing at Richmond Hill Road in order to replace worn-out rail from Friday, Oct. 3, to Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Starting at 10 a.m. on Oct. 3, the railroad crossing will be closed to vehicular traffic. According to Metro-North: substitute bus service will be provided between New Canaan and Stamford:
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• For select trains on Friday, Oct. 3.
• For weekend service on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5.
Train service is expected to resume on schedule on Monday, Oct. 6.
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The complete bus schedule can be found here.
Metro-North will be performing all of the reconstruction.
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