The Merritt 7 Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the northern part of Norwalk, Connecticut via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Merritt 7 is named for a nearby business park based at the intersection of the Merritt Parkway and United States Route 7. The station is the last regular stop in the Metro-North system outside of the Waterbury Branch and the Port Jervis Line to have a low-level platform. It is also one of the few stations in the system located at a grade crossing.
Merritt 7 is 45 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from Grand Central is 74 minutes. The station opened on July 29, 1985. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A17F8395C0C7B8EDDAE0894DD484D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fR%2fRailroads
The station has 88 parking spaces, all owned by the state.