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Metro North New Canaan Branch Stamford is next. Amtrak trains also stop here, and Amtrak is funding the major renovations still underway. Connections are available for the New Canaan Branch. The main station is over the tracks, all platforms having a crossover. From west to east, platform and track arrangements are: Wall platform serving track 4; island platform serving track 4 and track 2 (trains on track 5 and track 3 open both sides); one bypass track; island platform serving track 1 and 3.and a wall platform serving track 3 Stamford is also home to a Metro North maintenance facility and storage yards for Amtrak and Metro North trains. The wall platforms are shorter than the island platforms. This is the connection for the new Canaan Branch This line is one track and is served by two car electric trains. The line runs from Stamford to New Canaan. Departing Stamford, our first station is Glenbrook. The station has a grade crossing and is on the east side of the high platform. There is no station house, just a bus shelter. Springdale follows also with a grade crossing and a glorified bus shelter on the east side of the high platform. This is followed by Springdale Cemetery which is abandoned and Woodway, also abandoned. Talmadge Hill is next also with a grade crossing. The station is on the west side. There is no station house, just two bus shelters. Leaving the station behind the line starts climbing before we finally descend into the last stop, New Canaan. The high platform is on the west side and features a very nice station house. The station has a second track to the east of our line which ends in a bumper block as does our track north of the station. The New Canaan Branch gets 2 1/2 stars
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