Mystic (Amtrak station)

Mystic
Panorama from northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	2 Roosevelt Avenue Mystic, CT 06355
Coordinates	41°21′03″N 71°57′48″W / 41.3509°N 71.9632°W / 41.3509; -71.9632Coordinates: 41°21′03″N 71°57′48″W / 41.3509°N 71.9632°W / 41.3509; -71.9632
Lines	Northeast Regional
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1905
Code	MYS
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	20,787[1]  5.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New London toward Newport News or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Westerly toward Boston South Station

Mystic Depot is a train station in Mystic, Connecticut. It is located on 2 Roosevelt Avenue (US 1) and is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional train. The station was originally built in 1905 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It also serves as a Welcome Center for Mystic's tourist industry, and was a model for the American Flyer toy train station in the mid 20th century.

Of the twelve Connecticut stations served by Amtrak, Mystic was the ninth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 60 passengers daily.^[1] Most trains do not stop at the station because it has low platforms and no accessibility ramp; boarding and detraining is thus slower than at the high-level platforms present in most locations on the corridor.

Gallery

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  Platforms on the east end of the station

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  Bell of the USS Connecticut (BB-18) inside the station building

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CONNECTICUT10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Mystic, CT
• Mystic Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Mystic Depot Welcome Center (Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce)
• Railroad History Archive (University of Connecticut)