Danbury and Norwalk Railroad

Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
Overview
Current operatorMetro-North Railroad (passenger)
Housatonic Railroad (freight)
Providence and Worcester Railroad (freight)
HeadquartersDanbury
LocaleDanbury, CT to Norwalk, CT
Dates of operation18521887
SuccessorHousatonic Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

New York & New England RR,
Housatonic RR & Shepaug RR
Hawleyville
Danbury
Hawleyville Branch
Bethel
Redding
Sanford
Ridgefield
Cooper
Ridgefield Branch
Branchville
Georgetown
Cannondale
Wilton
South Wilton
Winnipauk
Fair Grounds
NYNH&H main
to New Haven
Norwalk
South Norwalk
NYNH&H main
to Grand Central Terminal
Wilson's Point
Long Island
Sound steamer

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, chartered in 1836 as the Fairfield County Railroad, was an independent American railroad that operated between the cities of Danbury and Norwalk, Connecticut from 1852 until its absorption by the Housatonic Railroad in 1886. The right of way established by the D&N continues in operation and is now the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line of the Metro-North Railroad.