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Bethel Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Danbury Branch · Zone 42 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Bethel station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 76 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Bethel (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #92 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 8.6% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 51 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Bethel go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Bethel, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
61% of tickets46 a day - Stamford
16% of tickets12 a day - South Norwalk
5% of tickets4 a day - Harlem-125 St
5% of tickets3 a day - Merritt 7
2% of tickets2 a day - Wilton
2% of tickets2 a day - Fordham
2% of tickets1 a day - New Haven
1% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Bethel riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
50% of peak and off-peak tickets from Bethel were peak fares.
- One-way
17,166 sold62% - Day pass
4,514 sold16.3% - 10-trip
1,940 sold7% - Other
1,706 sold6.2% - Round trip
1,354 sold4.9% - Monthly
807 sold2.9% - Weekly
207 sold0.7%
Are Bethel 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.
Bethel is listed as accessible. Across the New Haven Branch, elevators worked 99.7% of the time over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Danbury Branch
- Branchville 42 tickets a day
- Cannondale 41 tickets a day
- Danbury 110 tickets a day
- Merritt 7 46 tickets a day
- Redding 21 tickets a day
- Wilton 76 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Bethel on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Bethel station?
About 76 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Bethel (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #92 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 8.6% fewer than the year before.
Is Bethel station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Bethel as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Bethel in?
Bethel is in zone 42 on the Danbury Branch.
Where do people go from Bethel?
The most common destination on tickets from Bethel 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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