Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Metro-North Fairfield Metro Station officially renamed "Fairfield-Black Rock"

As of June 2024, Metro-North Rail Road's New Haven Line Fairfield Metro station has been renamed to Fairfield-Black Rock, with the reason being that Fairfield-Metro station was close to Fairfield's "Black Rock" neighborhood. Initially, on March 28th, The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that this station would be renamed to ease confusion, this renaming coming only 12 years after Fairfield Metro station opened originally. Personally, I preferred Fairfield Metro over Fairfield-Black Rock, probably partly since I'm used to it, but I like how it sounds and the M8 ASI announcement is catchy.