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.
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
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Cedar Street station at Wikimedia Commons
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