Meriden (Amtrak station)
Meriden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 A Northeast Regional at Meriden in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
60 State Street Meriden, CT 06450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
New Haven – Springfield Shuttle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 Connecticut Transit Middletown Area Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | MDN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016 (under construction) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) |
35,475[1]  2.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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 station will be reconstructed for use by Hartford Line commuter service, scheduled to begin operation in late 2016. 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.[4]
Connections
Meriden is served by bus routes on three local systems:
- Connecticut Transit Meriden: A, B, C
- Connecticut Transit New Haven: C1
- Middletown Area Transit: M-Link.
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 74–78. ISBN 0942147022.
- ↑ "Meriden, CT (MDN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ Callahan, Molly (28 October 2014). "Another downtown demo project begins in Meriden". Record Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Meriden (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Meriden, CT
- Meriden Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Meriden (MDN)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)