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Wilton Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Danbury Branch · Zone 41 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Wilton 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 Wilton (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #93 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 13.7% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 47 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Wilton go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Wilton, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
82% of tickets62 a day - Stamford
6% of tickets4 a day - South Norwalk
3% of tickets2 a day - Harlem-125 St
2% of tickets1 a day - Bethel
1% of tickets1 a day - Danbury
1% of tickets1 a day - Greenwich
1% of tickets1 a day - Bridgeport
1% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Wilton riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
80% of peak and off-peak tickets from Wilton were peak fares.
- One-way
15,019 sold54.3% - Day pass
7,404 sold26.8% - Round trip
1,886 sold6.8% - 10-trip
1,860 sold6.7% - Monthly
1,073 sold3.9% - Other
293 sold1.1%
Are Wilton 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.
Wilton 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
- Bethel 76 tickets a day
- 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
Schedules, parking and station details: Wilton on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Wilton station?
About 76 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Wilton (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #93 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 13.7% fewer than the year before.
Is Wilton station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Wilton as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Wilton in?
Wilton is in zone 41 on the Danbury Branch.
Where do people go from Wilton?
The most common destination on tickets from Wilton 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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