East Street (CDOT station)

East Street
Platforms at East Street station in December 2015
Coordinates	41°41′15″N 72°45′33″W / 41.6875°N 72.7592°W
Line(s)	CTfastrak
Platforms	2 side platforms
History
Opened	March 28, 2015[1]
Services
Preceding station   ConnDOT   Following station East Main Street toward Downtown New Britain CTfastrak Cedar Street toward Union Station

East Street is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located off East Street (CT-175) in New Britain, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015.^[1] The station consists of two side platforms serving the busway, with two center passing lanes to allow express buses to pass buses stopped at the station.^[2] Along with Cedar Street, it serves Central Connecticut State University.

The New York and New England Railroad (and predecessor Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad) served a station named Pratts at Allen Street.^[3] It opened around 1860 and was closed around 1890, replaced by nearby Claytons station.^[4]

References

1. "Despite Snow, Thousands of Riders, Many First-Timers, Experience CTfastrak on First Day of Service" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
2. "Station Site Plans". Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 83. ISBN 0942147022.
4. "Track 12: CT Passenger Stations, O-P". Tyler City Station. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

Media related to East Street (CDOT station) at Wikimedia Commons