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New Canaan Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
New Canaan Branch · Zone 31 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is New Canaan station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 425 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at New Canaan (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #58 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 17% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 352 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from New Canaan go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from New Canaan, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
81% of tickets343 a day - Stamford
8% of tickets34 a day - Harlem-125 St
2% of tickets10 a day - Greenwich
2% of tickets7 a day - South Norwalk
1% of tickets6 a day - Glenbrook
1% of tickets4 a day - Bridgeport
1% of tickets3 a day - Springdale
1% of tickets3 a day
What tickets do New Canaan 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 New Canaan were peak fares.
- One-way
104,066 sold67.1% - Day pass
25,074 sold16.2% - 10-trip
9,520 sold6.1% - Round trip
8,619 sold5.6% - Monthly
4,826 sold3.1% - Other
2,207 sold1.4% - Weekly
790 sold0.5%
Are New Canaan 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.
New Canaan 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 New Canaan Branch
- Glenbrook 97 tickets a day
- Springdale 109 tickets a day
- Talmadge Hill 85 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: New Canaan on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is New Canaan station?
About 425 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at New Canaan (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #58 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 17% fewer than the year before.
Is New Canaan station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists New Canaan as fully accessible.
What fare zone is New Canaan in?
New Canaan is in zone 31 on the New Canaan Branch.
Where do people go from New Canaan?
The most common destination on tickets from New Canaan 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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