- Meriden (Amtrak station)
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Meriden
Southbound Springfield Shuttle at Meriden, CTStation statistics Address 60 State Street
Meriden, CT 06450Coordinates 41°32′22″N 72°48′03″W / 41.5394°N 72.8008°WCoordinates: 41°32′22″N 72°48′03″W / 41.5394°N 72.8008°W Lines New Haven – Springfield ShuttleNew Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail proposedConnections Connecticut Transit
Middletown Area TransitPlatforms 1 side platform Tracks 2 Other information Opened 1970 Code MDN Traffic Passengers (2010) 35,904[1] 14%
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Northeast Regional toward Springfieldtoward Washington, D.C.Vermonter toward St. Albanstoward New HavenNew Haven – Springfield Shuttle toward SpringfieldProposed CDOT toward New Haven Union StationNew Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail toward SpringfieldMeriden is a train station in Meriden, Connecticut located on the New Haven-Springfield Line. The station is located at 60 State Street, and has a contemporary late-20th Century appearance.
Currently only Amtrak trains use the station, but there are plans by the Connecticut Department of Transportation to add a new commuter service called the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line.
Of the twelve Connecticut stations served by Amtrak, Meriden was the seventh busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of nearly 100 passengers daily.[1]
Connections
- Connecticut Transit Meriden A, B and C bus lines.
- Middletown Area Transit M-Link shuttle to Middletown.
References
- ^ 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
Categories:- Meriden, Connecticut
- Amtrak stations in Connecticut
- Stations along the proposed New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line
- Railroad stations in New Haven County, Connecticut
- Railway stations opened in 1970
- Northeastern United States railway station stubs
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