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Test train at Hartford Union Station in June 2018. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) provides commuter train service on the line under its new CTrail branding; these trains are currently operated by TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts Inc., operating as a joint venture, under a 5-year, $45 million contract. [7]
The line is not electrified and is a single track route that uses diesel locomotives. Service began on June 16, 2018. CT Rail Hartford Line tickets are also accepted on Amtrak's Hartford Line, however, the Vermonter inter-city service does not participate despite running along the same route. [8] The majority of the Hartford Line's route is ...
The Hartford Line is a train service run by Amtrak primarily between Springfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, along Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. Service on the line takes the form of shuttle trains, Valley Flyer trains, or Northeast Regional through trains. The shuttle trains meet Acela and Northeast Regional services ...
Trains will operate at speeds up to 110 MPH, with a travel time between New Haven and Springfield of approximately 81 minutes, a savings of about 8 minutes from current service. The Hartford Line ...
Hartford Line service began operation on June 16, 2018. [12] In April 2019, the town proposed to fund construction of an interim station – a single side platform on the west side of the single track. That proposal would allow service to Enfield to begin while the state searches for funding for full double-tracking and a permanent station. [13]
This is an increase from 6 to 17 per day between New Haven and Hartford and from 6 to 12 per day between Hartford and Springfield. Enfield is among the future stations to be served.
The New Haven–Springfield Line was built by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad (H&NH) and began operations in 1844, forming the first all-rail route between Boston and New Haven, with steamship service on Long Island Sound completing service to New York. The Shore Line, today's Northeast Corridor, was completed in 1858, but the Springfield ...
Posted Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 6:46 am ET. BERLIN, CT - Local and state officials gathered for the grand opening of Berlin's new train station, part of the CTrail Hartford Line. Located at 51 Depot ...