Wallingford station (Connecticut)

Wallingford is a train station on the New Haven–Springfield Line located in Wallingford, Connecticut. It is served by the CTrail Hartford Line (consisting of Connecticut Department of Transportation and Amtrak trains) and by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, and Valley Flyer. A new station with high-level platforms opened on November 6, 2017 to the north of the original station. The former station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Wallingford Railroad Station.

For other uses, see Wallingford station.

Wallingford
Wallingford station in December 2017
Location343 North Cherry Street
Wallingford, Connecticut
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsAmtrak and CTrail
Connections CTtransit: 215, 291, 292
Construction
Parking221 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks are available
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectMichael Baker International
Other information
Station codeWFD (Amtrak)
History
Opened1871
Rebuilt2014–2017 (current station)
Passengers
20189,305[2]  2.62% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
New Haven State Street
toward New Haven
 Hartford Line Meriden
toward Springfield
New Haven State Street
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke
 Northeast Regional
New Haven State Street
toward New Haven
 Valley Flyer Meriden
toward Greenfield
Preceding station ConnDOT Following station
New Haven State Street
toward New Haven Union Station
 Hartford Line Meriden
toward Springfield
North Haven
Proposed
toward New Haven Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
New Haven
toward Atlantic City
 Atlantic City Express
1991-1995
 Meriden
toward Springfield
Wallingford Railroad Station
Wallingford station in November 2013
LocationWallingford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°27′25″N 72°49′29.5″W
Built1871
ArchitectW.P. Dickerman
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.93001245[3]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1993

History
An Amtrak train at Wallingford in 1980

The depot at Wallingford was built in 1871 by the Hartford & New Haven Railroad on the Springfield Line, and was built in a French Second Empire style similar to that of the Windsor train station.[4]

The original station building was closed to the public in 1994 and is now used for adult education and the New Haven Model Railroad Club. The line through Wallingford was double-tracked until 1990 when the second track was removed. The original Wallingford station building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1993.[4]

Temporary platform used in mid-2016

A temporary platform replaced the former station platform on April 25, 2016. The temporary platform was used until the new station was completed.[5]

In fall 2016, the Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission adopted a Transit-Oriented Development Plan, which outlined recommendations for development and infrastructure changes around the station. The existing commercial, industrial zone near the station, as part of the plan, will be replaced with medium- and high-density residential zoning. New commercial and residential development will be encouraged near the station and improvements will be made in the area of the station to connect to downtown Wallingford.[6]

Wallingford has two high-level side platforms serving both tracks, each 6 cars long. The new station, which cost about $21 million to construct, opened on November 6, 2017.[1][7]

Amtrak's Vermonter stopped serving the Berlin and Wallingford stations on June 9, 2018 due to the addition of Hartford Line service by Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Transportation.[8]

See also

References
  1. Zabierek, Matthew (November 5, 2017). "State to hold grand opening of Wallingford train station Monday". The Record-Journal.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. "State Listings - Connecticut - New Haven County". National Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012.
  4. "Wallingford, CT (WFD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. "Temporary Train Boarding Platform to Open April 25 in Berlin" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. "Fall 2016 Newsletter" (PDF). nhhsrail.com. Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 29, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. "Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of New Train Station in Wallingford That Will Serve the Hartford Line" (Press release). Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy. November 6, 2017.
  8. "Vermonter Timetable" (PDF). Amtrak. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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