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Talmadge Hill 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 Talmadge Hill station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 85 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Talmadge Hill (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #91 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 15.4% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 51 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Talmadge Hill go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Talmadge Hill, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
94% of tickets79 a day - Stamford
2% of tickets2 a day - Harlem-125 St
1% of tickets1 a day - Greenwich
1% of tickets1 a day - New Haven
0% of tickets0 a day - Fordham
0% of tickets0 a day - New Canaan
0% of tickets0 a day - Springdale
0% of tickets0 a day
What tickets do Talmadge Hill riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
70% of peak and off-peak tickets from Talmadge Hill were peak fares.
- One-way
15,442 sold50% - Day pass
8,951 sold29% - 10-trip
2,230 sold7.2% - Round trip
2,084 sold6.8% - Monthly
1,676 sold5.4% - Weekly
261 sold0.8% - Other
211 sold0.7%
Are Talmadge Hill 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.
Talmadge Hill 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
- New Canaan 425 tickets a day
- Springdale 109 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Talmadge Hill on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Talmadge Hill station?
About 85 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Talmadge Hill (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #91 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 15.4% fewer than the year before.
Is Talmadge Hill station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Talmadge Hill as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Talmadge Hill in?
Talmadge Hill is in zone 31 on the New Canaan Branch.
Where do people go from Talmadge Hill?
The most common destination on tickets from Talmadge Hill 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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