The station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long, serving the four tracks of the Northeast Corridor.

[2]: 22  The station has 294 parking spaces, which are all owned by the state.

A new station was built between 1853 and 1880; the older structure became a freight house and is no longer extant.

[6] Shore Line East service at Stratford was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[7][8] while Waterbury Branch service was suspended indefinitely on April 6 due to a signalization project.

[10] Media related to Stratford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons