Meriden station

Meriden
File:Meriden station from platform, December 2015.JPG Meriden station platform in December 2015
Location	60 State Street Meriden, Connecticut
Coordinates
Line(s)	New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	1 side platform ( 2 will be built in 2016 with pedestrian bridge )
Tracks	2
Connections	Connecticut Transit Middletown Area Transit
Other information
Station code	MDN
History
Opened	1839
Rebuilt	1854 September 1882 September 21, 1942 1970 2016-17 (under construction)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	27,602
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Wallingford toward New Haven New Haven – Springfield Shuttle Berlin toward Springfield, MA Wallingford toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Wallingford toward Washington, DC Vermonter Berlin toward St. Albans   Starting in early 2018   ConnDOT Wallingford toward New Haven Union Station Hartford Line Berlin toward Springfield

Meriden is a train station on the New Haven-Springfield Line located at 60 State Street in Meriden, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, New Haven – Springfield Shuttle, and Vermonter.

History

File:Railroad Station, Meriden, Conn.jpg

Postcard of Meriden station, circa 1931-1945

The Hartford and New Haven Railroad opened from New Haven to Meriden in December 1838, and to Hartford in December 1839. The initial station was "shed-like"; services were moved to Conklin's Hotel in 1840 and the Rodgers Building in 1842.

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad built a brick colonial revival station in 1942. The city built the present station in 1970 as part of a downtown revitalization program.

Planned service

The station will be reconstructed for use by Hartford Line commuter service, scheduled to begin operation in early 2018. The new station, located on the current site, will have two high-level platforms connected by an overhead pedestrian bridge. Demolition of an adjacent building to make room for the parking lot began in October 2014.

The 1970-built station building will be closed for demolition and replaced by a temporary boarding area on March 28, 2016.

Connections

Meriden is served by bus routes on three local systems:

• Connecticut Transit Meriden: A, B, C
• Connecticut Transit New Haven: C1
• Middletown Area Transit: M-Link.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Meriden, CT
• Meriden Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Meriden (MDN)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)