Elmwood is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of New Britain Avenue (CT-529) and New Park Avenue in West Hartford, 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]
Elmwood | |||||||||||
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 A southbound bus at Elmwood station in January 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Park and New Britain Avenues West Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°43′51″N 72°43′30″W / 41.7307°N 72.7249°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Connecticut Transit | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 101, 102, 121 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Connections | 128 (on New Park Avenue) | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 28, 2015[1] | ||||||||||
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Railroad history
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The New York and New England Railroad (and predecessor Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad) served a station approximately at the modern location.[3] It opened around 1850 as West Hartford and was renamed to Elmwood in 1874.[4] It may have been served until the end of passenger service between Hartford and New Britain in 1959.[3] Trains using the parallel Springfield Line, originally built by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, did not stop at Elmwood.
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.
- ^ a b Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 83. ISBN 0942147022.
- ^ "Track 12: CT Passenger Stations, E". Tyler City Station. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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