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 | |||||||||||
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 Northbound bus at Cedar Street station in December 2015 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Myra Cohen Way and Fenn Road Newington, Connecticut | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°41′47″N 72°45′16″W / 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) | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 28, 2015[1] | ||||||||||
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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]
An access road for the station, Myra Cohen Way, is named for longtime Newington councilwoman Myra Cohen.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Station Site Plans". Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 83. ISBN 0942147022.
- ^ "Track 12: CT Passenger Stations, CL-CR". Tyler City Station. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Hoffman, Christopher (January 14, 2015). "Newington Dedicates 'Myra Cohen Way'". Hartford Courant.
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