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The first existing station to be rebuilt specifically for Shore Line East was Old Saybrook. A new high-level island platform and pedestrian bridge opened on November 1, 2002; the final configuration of two platforms serving all three tracks allows Amtrak trains to pass SLE trains at the station.
Unlike the two-track commuter-rail-only stations on the 50.7-mile (81.6 km) [5] stretch of the Northeast Corridor between New Haven and New London, there are three tracks at Old Saybrook, in order to handle terminal trains on Shore Line East.
Westbrook station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located off Connecticut Route 153 just north of the village center of Westbrook, Connecticut. It is served by the CT Rail 's Shore Line East commuter rail service; Amtrak 's Acela and Northeast Regional services run through the station without stopping.
CT Rail's Shore Line East commuter rail service runs between New London and New Haven. When service initially started along the line on May 29, 1990, CT Rail commuter trains were intended to be a temporary measure in order to reduce congestion along Interstate 95 during a highway construction project. However, the service was made permanent due ...
This is a list of major infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor, a rail line running through the Northeastern United States.The list includes major interlockings, bridges, tunnels, and past and present stations, including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Orange Line, the Washington Metro's Orange Line, and PATH stations on separate tracks but sharing the right-of-way.
1893 map showing the old and new alignments near New Haven Former NH&NL embankment in Branford, Connecticut, which was replaced by a realignment project in 1893. The New Haven and New London Railroad was chartered May 1848 to build a line from New Haven, the east end of the New York and New Haven Railroad, east to New London on the Thames River and the south end of the New London, Willimantic ...
Weekend Shore Line East service between Old Saybrook and New Haven Union Station began in 2008, but no regular weekend trains ran to New London. [ 36 ] In July 2012, Governor Dannel Malloy announced that 5 weekend round trips would be extended to New London beginning in April 2013.
The 1852-built station as depicted on an 1881 map. Note the cross-shaped NYP&B emblem The 1896-built station in 2015. The New Haven & New London Railroad was charted in 1848, began construction in 1850, and opened for service in July 1852. [4] A station similar to other on the line was located off Wall Street just north of downtown Madison. [5]