Meriden (Amtrak station)

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Meriden

Southbound Springfield Shuttle at Meriden, CT
Station statistics
Address 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 Shuttle
  New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail proposed
Connections Connecticut Transit
Middletown Area Transit
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1970
Station code MDN
Traffic
Passengers (2013)35,475[1] Increase 2.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Lynchburg
Northeast Regional
toward Springfield, MA
Vermonter
toward St. Albans
toward New Haven
New Haven – Springfield Shuttle
toward Springfield, MA
    Proposed    
ConnDOT
toward New Haven Union Station
New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail
toward Springfield

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

Connections

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 

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