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South Norwalk Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
New Haven Branch · Zone 17 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is South Norwalk station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 1,374 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at South Norwalk (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #13 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 8.1% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 1,146 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from South Norwalk go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from South Norwalk, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
57% of tickets781 a day - Stamford
8% of tickets113 a day - Bridgeport
8% of tickets111 a day - Harlem-125 St
4% of tickets55 a day - New Haven
3% of tickets35 a day - Fairfield-Black Rock
2% of tickets27 a day - Fordham
2% of tickets23 a day - Danbury
2% of tickets21 a day
What tickets do South Norwalk riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
24% of peak and off-peak tickets from South Norwalk were peak fares.
- One-way
374,193 sold74.6% - Day pass
52,468 sold10.5% - Round trip
39,263 sold7.8% - Other
15,334 sold3.1% - 10-trip
10,520 sold2.1% - Monthly
6,948 sold1.4% - Weekly
2,822 sold0.6%
Are South Norwalk 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.
South Norwalk 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 Haven Branch
- Bridgeport 1,790 tickets a day
- Cos Cob 307 tickets a day
- Darien 815 tickets a day
- East Norwalk 233 tickets a day
- Fairfield 1,064 tickets a day
- Fairfield-Black Rock 1,174 tickets a day
- Green's Farms 245 tickets a day
- Greenwich 1,536 tickets a day
- Harrison 972 tickets a day
- Larchmont 1,331 tickets a day
- Mamaroneck 1,009 tickets a day
- Milford 640 tickets a day
- Mt Vernon East 1,320 tickets a day
- New Haven 3,425 tickets a day
- New Haven-State St 53 tickets a day
- New Rochelle 2,673 tickets a day
- Noroton Heights 478 tickets a day
- Old Greenwich 397 tickets a day
- Pelham 1,068 tickets a day
- Port Chester 1,221 tickets a day
- Riverside 250 tickets a day
- Rowayton 202 tickets a day
- Rye 871 tickets a day
- Southport 122 tickets a day
- Stamford 4,558 tickets a day
- Stratford 662 tickets a day
- West Haven 820 tickets a day
- Westport 1,166 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: South Norwalk on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is South Norwalk station?
About 1,374 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at South Norwalk (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #13 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 8.1% fewer than the year before.
Is South Norwalk station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists South Norwalk as fully accessible.
What fare zone is South Norwalk in?
South Norwalk is in zone 17 on the New Haven Branch.
Where do people go from South Norwalk?
The most common destination on tickets from South Norwalk 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 4, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
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