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I thought I'd heard that West Haven has free parking on the weekends. I wasn't sure if there were any other stations which also had free parking; I know New Haven doesn't. I live in New Haven so I am gonna ride my bike but was curious for my friends who are visiting/taking the train with me.
 
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I think that almost all of them do, except those with garages like Norwalk and Stamford.

Fairfield, Fairfield Metro, Westport I know for a fact are free.
 
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If you are coming down the Hudson Line, the Beacon station has free parking
 

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I thought I'd heard that West Haven has free parking on the weekends. I wasn't sure if there were any other stations which also had free parking; I know New Haven doesn't. I live in New Haven so I am gonna ride my bike but was curious for my friends who are visiting/taking the train with me.
I just called them. It's $6. Be careful about West Haven. When I was looking at fares, the schedule said it only stops to drop off passengers.
 

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West Haven definitely has free parking on the weekends and there will 100% be stops there for pickups. The $6 is for weekday parking.
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20130923/west-haven-train-station-now-costs-6-to-park-for-a-day

http://as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_results.cfm?n=y
I have never taken the train from West Haven, so I have no 1st hand knowledge, but the online schedule says indicates code D which says:

D Stops only to discharge customers.
 
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The D code for WH is for the trains home. Not the trains into the city.

Milford is free parking on Weekends.
 

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The D code for WH is for the trains home. Not the trains into the city.

Milford is free parking on Weekends.
That is an inbound schedule. However, I don't not believe you, given the issues MTA has had over the last few years. Website coding may not be on the front burner.
 
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That is an inbound schedule. However, I don't not believe you, given the issues MTA has had over the last few years. Website coding may not be on the front burner.

Strange.
 
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Metro North is a public benefit corporation. Not reasonable to expect accurate website information.
 
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If you are coming down the Hudson Line, the Beacon station has free parking

Further down on the Hudson line, Irvington has free parking on weekends. It's 5 minutes south of the Tappan Zee Bridge and a 35 minute train ride right to Yankee. As a FI, I believe Tarrytown, the next stop heading north up the Hudson line is not free on the weekends.
 
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kemba said:
Stratford is free

Yeah but off hours they have a lot of break-ins. Had my car broken into there twice.
 

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I thought I'd heard that West Haven has free parking on the weekends. I wasn't sure if there were any other stations which also had free parking; I know New Haven doesn't. I live in New Haven so I am gonna ride my bike but was curious for my friends who are visiting/taking the train with me.
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