East Street station explained

East Street
Style:CT Transit
Address:East Street, New Britain, Connecticut
Owned:ConnDOT
Operator:Connecticut Transit
Bus Stands:2 side platforms
Bus Routes:101, 102
Connections:140, 144 (adjacent to busway)
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[1]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:bus
Zoom:14

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Despite Snow, Thousands of Riders, Many First-Timers, Experience CTfastrak on First Day of Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20150911222239/http://ctfastrak.com/about/news/news-releases/13-media-releases/279-03-28-15-despite-snow-thousands-of-riders-many-first-timers-experience-ctfastrak-on-first-day-of-service . 11 September 2015 . Connecticut Department of Transportation . 28 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Station Site Plans . Connecticut Department of Transportation . 17 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118094512/http://www.ctfastrak.com/station-siteplans . 18 January 2015 . dead .
  3. Book: The Rail Lines of Southern New England . Karr, Ronald Dale . Branch Line Press . 1995 . 0942147022 . 83.
  4. Web site: Track 12: CT Passenger Stations, O-P . Tyler City Station . 17 January 2015.