Cedar Street station

Cedar Street is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of Cedar Street (CT-175) and Fenn Road in Newington, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015.[1] 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 East Street, it serves Central Connecticut State University.

Cedar Street
Northbound bus at Cedar Street station in December 2015
Location	Myra Cohen Way and Fenn Road Newington, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.6964°N 72.7544°W
Owned by	ConnDOT
Operated by	Connecticut Transit
Bus routes	101, 102
Bus stands	2 side platforms
Connections	69F, 121, 140, 144 (on Myrna Cohen Way)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 28, 2015[1]
Services
Preceding station ConnDOT Following station East Street toward Downtown New Britain CTfastrak Newington Junction toward Hartford

The New York and New England Railroad (and predecessor Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad) served a station named Claytons at Cedar Street.[3] It opened around 1872, supplementing and ultimately replacing Pratts station, and was closed sometime after 1915.[4]

References

1. "Despite Snow, Thousands of Riders, Many First-Timers, Experience CTfastrak on First Day of Service" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
2. "Station Site Plans". Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 83. ISBN 0942147022.
4. "Track 12: CT Passenger Stations, CL-CR". Tyler City Station. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

Media related to Cedar Street station at Wikimedia Commons