Wallingford station is a train station on the New Haven–Springfield Line located in Wallingford, Connecticut. It is served by the CT Rail Hartford Line (consisting of Connecticut Department of Transportation and Amtrak trains) and by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, and Valley Flyer. A new station with high-level platforms opened on November 6, 2017 to the north of the original station. The former station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Wallingford Railroad Station.
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 Wallingford station in December 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 343 North Cherry Street Wallingford, Connecticut United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°27′25″N 72°49′29.5″W / 41.45694°N 72.824861°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ConnDOT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | New Haven–Springfield Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  CTtransit: 215, 291, 292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 221 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Michael Baker International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: WFD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 3, 1838[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1871 2014–2017 (current station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 9,682[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wallingford Railroad Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Wallingford station in November 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Built | 1871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | W.P. Dickerman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Second Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 93001245[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
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The depot at Wallingford was built in 1871 by the Hartford & New Haven Railroad on the Springfield Line, and was built in a French Second Empire style similar to that of the Windsor train station.[5]
The original station building was closed to the public in 1994 and is now used for adult education and the New Haven Model Railroad Club.[citation needed] The line through Wallingford was double-tracked until 1990 when the second track was removed. The original Wallingford station building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1993.[5]
A temporary platform replaced the former station platform on April 25, 2016. The temporary platform was used until the new station was completed.[6]
In fall 2016, the Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission adopted a Transit-Oriented Development Plan, which outlined recommendations for development and infrastructure changes around the station. The existing commercial, industrial zone near the station, as part of the plan, will be replaced with medium- and high-density residential zoning. New commercial and residential development will be encouraged near the station and improvements will be made in the area of the station to connect to downtown Wallingford.[7]
Wallingford has two high-level side platforms serving both tracks, each 6 cars long. The new station, which cost about $21 million to construct, opened on November 6, 2017.[1][8]
Amtrak's Vermonter stopped serving the Berlin and Wallingford stations on June 9, 2018 due to the addition of Hartford Line service by Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Transportation.[9]
See also
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edit- ^ a b Zabierek, Matthew (November 5, 2017). "State to hold grand opening of Wallingford train station Monday". The Record-Journal.
- ^ "New Haven Road Has Served City 104 Years". The Meriden Record. September 21, 1942. pp. 11, 13. Retrieved May 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "State Listings - Connecticut - New Haven County". National Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wallingford, CT (WFD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Temporary Train Boarding Platform to Open April 25 in Berlin" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Fall 2016 Newsletter" (PDF). nhhsrail.com. Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 29, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of New Train Station in Wallingford That Will Serve the Hartford Line" (Press release). Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy. November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vermonter Timetable" (PDF). Amtrak. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Wallingford station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons