Berlin (Amtrak station)

Berlin
Station house; April 24, 2012
Station statistics
Address	51 Depot Road Kensington, CT 06037
Coordinates	41°38′08″N 72°45′55″W / 41.6356°N 72.7653°W / 41.6356; -72.7653Coordinates: 41°38′08″N 72°45′55″W / 41.6356°N 72.7653°W / 41.6356; -72.7653
Line(s)	Northeast Regional   Vermonter   New Haven – Springfield Shuttle   New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail proposed
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Opened	1900
Station code	BER
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	25,594[1]  6.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Meriden toward Norfolk, Newport News or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Hartford toward Springfield, MA Meriden toward Washington, DC Vermonter Hartford toward St. Albans Meriden toward New Haven New Haven – Springfield Shuttle Hartford toward Springfield, MA     Proposed     ConnDOT Meriden toward New Haven Union Station New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail Newington toward Springfield

Berlin is a train station in Kensington, Connecticut located on the New Haven-Springfield Line and served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, New Haven – Springfield Shuttle, and the Vermonter. Since the station is for both Kensington and nearby Berlin, it is also known as Kensington-Berlin Amtrak Station. The station was originally built in 1900 by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.^[2] In 2010, the building was assessed in preparation for a rehabilitation project to address interior water damage and the need to replace the electrical and heating and air conditioning systems.^[3] It is also a proposed stop by the Connecticut Department of Transportation for a new commuter service called the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line.

Noted features of the historic depot include prominent brick quoins and arches, as well as large arched tripartite windows embellished with colorful stained glass.^[4] The waiting room is still dominated by the original ticket office, whose corners are gently rounded. Resembling those in other early 20th century New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad facilities, it is a three-sided structure placed against the western wall of the station; the bottom third is covered in bead board while the upper portion features recessed rectangular panels. Dentil molding finishes off the upper edge of the office wall.^[5] With many of its interior finishes largely unaltered, Berlin is often considered one of the best preserved of Connecticut’s small 19th century depots.

Connections

Connecticut Transit New Britain: BK and TPK

References

External links

• Media related to Berlin (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Berlin, CT
• Berlin Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• "Berlin, Connecticut, railroad station, September 1967" - photograph, Railroad History Archive, University of Connecticut Libraries Collection.
• Berlin (BER)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)