Meriden station

Meriden

Meriden station platform in December 2015
Location 60 State Street
Meriden, CT 06450
Coordinates 41°32′22″N 72°48′03″W / 41.5394°N 72.8008°W / 41.5394; -72.8008Coordinates: 41°32′22″N 72°48′03″W / 41.5394°N 72.8008°W / 41.5394; -72.8008
Line(s) New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms 1 side platform ( 2 will be built in 2016 with pedestrian bridge )
Tracks 2
Connections Connecticut Transit
Middletown Area Transit
Other information
Station code MDN
History
Opened 1970
Rebuilt 2016 (under construction)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 35,475[1] Increase 2.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Northeast Regional
Vermonter
toward St. Albans
toward New Haven
New Haven – Springfield Shuttle
  Starting in early 2018  
ConnDOT
Hartford Line
toward Springfield

Meriden is a train station on the New Haven-Springfield Line located at 60 State Street in Meriden, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, New Haven – Springfield Shuttle, and Vermonter.

History

Postcard of Meriden station, circa 1931-1945

The Hartford and New Haven Railroad opened from New Haven to Meriden in December 1838, and to Hartford in December 1839.[2] The initial station was "shed-like"; services were moved to Conklin's Hotel in 1840 and the Rodgers Building in 1842.[3]

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad built a brick colonial revival station in 1942. The city built the present station in 1970 as part of a downtown revitalization program.[3]

Planned service

The station will be reconstructed for use by Hartford Line commuter service, scheduled to begin operation in early 2018.[4] The new station, located on the current site, will have two high-level platforms connected by an overhead pedestrian bridge. Demolition of an adjacent building to make room for the parking lot began in October 2014.[5]

The 1970-built station building will be closed for demolition and replaced by a temporary boarding area on March 28, 2016.[6]

Connections

Meriden is served by bus routes on three local systems:

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 74–78. ISBN 0942147022.
  3. 1 2 "Meriden, CT (MDN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Stacom, Dan (4 December 2015). "Springfield-To-New Haven Commuter Rail Cost Increases, Service Begins In 2018". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Callahan, Molly (28 October 2014). "Another downtown demo project begins in Meriden". Record Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Temporary Boarding Platform to Open March 28 in Meriden: New Station to be Constructed as part of NHHS Rail Program" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. 9 March 2016.

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