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Beacon Falls Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Waterbury Branch · Zone 51 · None accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Beacon Falls station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 4 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Beacon Falls (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #109 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 25.7% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 4 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Beacon Falls go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Beacon Falls, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
31% of tickets1 a day - Bridgeport
21% of tickets1 a day - Waterbury
10% of tickets0 a day - Ansonia
9% of tickets0 a day - Derby-Shelton
7% of tickets0 a day - Harlem-125 St
4% of tickets0 a day - Stamford
4% of tickets0 a day - Fordham
3% of tickets0 a day
What tickets do Beacon Falls riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
12% of peak and off-peak tickets from Beacon Falls were peak fares.
- One-way
1,212 sold78.1% - Day pass
125 sold8.1% - Other
92 sold5.9% - 10-trip
60 sold3.9% - Round trip
38 sold2.5% - Monthly
17 sold1.1%
Are Beacon Falls trains on time?
On time means arriving within 5 minutes 59 seconds of schedule. The railroad reports this by branch, not by station.
From Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, 97.3% of New Haven trains were on time (97.8% the year before). Every Metro-North branch compared →
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Beacon Falls is listed as none accessible. Across the New Haven Branch, elevators worked 99.7% of the time over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Waterbury Branch
- Ansonia 28 tickets a day
- Derby-Shelton 27 tickets a day
- Naugatuck 40 tickets a day
- Seymour 17 tickets a day
- Waterbury 262 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Beacon Falls on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Beacon Falls station?
About 4 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Beacon Falls (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #109 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 25.7% fewer than the year before.
Is Beacon Falls station accessible?
The MTA lists Beacon Falls as none accessible. Check mta.info before you travel.
What fare zone is Beacon Falls in?
Beacon Falls is in zone 51 on the Waterbury Branch.
Where do people go from Beacon Falls?
The most common destination on tickets from Beacon Falls is Grand Central.
Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, Metro-North Elevator and Escalator Availability, Metro-North On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
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