Guilford station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located slightly south of the town center of Guilford, Connecticut. Owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, it is served by the CT Rail Shore Line East service.
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| Location | 325 Old Whitfield Street Guilford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′32″N 72°40′25″W / 41.2756°N 72.6736°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: GUI | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 29, 1990[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 28, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 124 daily boardings[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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Service to Guilford was begun by the New Haven and New London Railroad in 1852. Most local service ended in the mid 20th century; however, Guilford was a stop on the final local train, the Clamdigger, until service was discontinued on January 28, 1972.[3][4] The station building was demolished by Amtrak on February 23, 2000, due to concerns that the long-abandoned building might collapse.[5] A derelict brick water tower and engine house–rare surviving examples of mid-19th-century railroad buildings–remain at the site.
The current station, with accessible-compliant high-level side platforms, opened on November 28, 2005, replacing the low-level platforms constructed in 1990 for the inauguration of Shore Line East service on May 29, 1990.[6]
Ridership increases have rendered the parking lot at Guilford insufficient. 90 spaces were added on the Track 1 side of the Guilford station.[7]
Guilford Center was not the only part of Guilford with a train station. Leete's Island station, located off Route 146 near the Branford line, served the Penn Central and later Amtrak Clamdigger service until 1972. Sachem's Head station, which was also located off Route 146 closer to Guilford Center, was closed in 1969.
Station layout
editGuilford has two high-level side platforms, each two cars long. Before 10:00am, westbound trains use Track 4 and eastbound trains use Track 1. After 10:00 am, westbound trains use Track 1 and eastbound use Track 4. On weekends, this swap occurs around 1:00pm.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Commuter Trains Have Smooth Start". The Hartford Courant. May 30, 1990. p. D9. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Attachment 8: Shore Line East station ridership" (PDF). Facility Management Services for Various Railroad Station Facilities for Region C. Connecticut Department of Transportation. 2021.
- ^ National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) (July 12, 1971). "Nationwide Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service". p. 6 – via The Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (June 2005). "PRR CHRONOLOGY: 1972" (PDF). Pennsylvania Technical and Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2012.
- ^ "News Updates, as of June 30, 2000". Shore Line East Riders' Association. June 30, 2000. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
- ^ "Shore Line East/What's New". October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Parking Problems". Railpace Newsmagazine. August 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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