A Department of Transportation study four years in the making determined that reinstating a train station along Wall Street in Norwalk was not recommended for a number of concerns. The Wall Street Station Feasibility Study, which began in 2018, was completed and released by the DOT in July, with a final report briefing on Oct. 21, according to DOT documents. In the final study, a 104-page document, the DOT determined, “due to a combination of physical, operational, and cost factors, none of the station alternatives evaluated are considered viable.” With four existing train stations — East Norwalk, South Norwalk, Rowayton and Merritt 7 — in the city, the nearest of which is one mile from the study area, “it is likely that the projected ridership for a Wall Street station does not consist of new riders, rather a shift of existing users along the Danbury Line.” Cost estimates placed construction of the station at $60 million, according to the study. “A smaller investment into existing transit/microtransit systems could likely create a focused and highly effective shuttle service within the study area that links to the main line and points north of Danbury,” the study said.
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