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Waterbury Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Waterbury Branch · Zone 51 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Waterbury station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 262 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Waterbury (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #68 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 6.5% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 272 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Waterbury go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Waterbury, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
35% of tickets91 a day - Bridgeport
24% of tickets63 a day - Fordham
9% of tickets25 a day - Harlem-125 St
9% of tickets25 a day - Stamford
3% of tickets9 a day - Derby-Shelton
3% of tickets8 a day - Ansonia
2% of tickets6 a day - Seymour
2% of tickets4 a day
What tickets do Waterbury riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
16% of peak and off-peak tickets from Waterbury were peak fares.
- One-way
74,589 sold78% - Other
14,006 sold14.6% - Day pass
3,749 sold3.9% - Round trip
1,724 sold1.8% - 10-trip
640 sold0.7% - Weekly
551 sold0.6%
Are Waterbury 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.
Waterbury 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 Waterbury Branch
- Ansonia 28 tickets a day
- Beacon Falls 4 tickets a day
- Derby-Shelton 27 tickets a day
- Naugatuck 40 tickets a day
- Seymour 17 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Waterbury on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Waterbury station?
About 262 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Waterbury (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #68 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 6.5% fewer than the year before.
Is Waterbury station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Waterbury as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Waterbury in?
Waterbury is in zone 51 on the Waterbury Branch.
Where do people go from Waterbury?
The most common destination on tickets from Waterbury 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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