Windsor station (Connecticut)

Windsor, CT
Windsor station in September 2022
General information
Location	41 Central Street Windsor, Connecticut United States
Coordinates	41°51′07.5″N 72°38′32″W / 41.852083°N 72.64222°W / 41.852083; -72.64222
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CTtransit: 32, 34, 36
Construction
Parking	22 spaces (free)
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WND
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1988
Passengers
FY 2022	12,987[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hartford toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Windsor Locks toward Springfield Hartford toward New Haven Hartford Line Valley Flyer Windsor Locks toward Greenfield      Vermonter does not stop here Preceding station CT Rail Following station Hartford toward New Haven Union Station Hartford Line Windsor Locks toward Springfield
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hartford toward Atlantic City Atlantic City Express 1991–1995 Windsor Locks toward Springfield
Hartford & New Haven Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Architectural style	Second Empire
Part of	Broad Street Green Historic District (ID99001613)
MPS	18th and 19th Century Brick Architecture of Windsor TR
NRHP reference No.	88001479[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1988
Designated CP	December 30, 1999

Windsor station is a historic railroad station on Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line, located in downtown Windsor, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak Northeast Regional and Valley Flyer intercity service and CT Rail's Hartford Line commuter rail service. The nearby Hartford & New Haven Railroad-Freight Depot serves as the home of the Windsor Arts Center.

History

Windsor Station was originally built in 1870 as the Hartford & New Haven Railroad Depot and rebuilt to its original Victorian architecture by Town of Windsor, Amtrak and the Greater Hartford Transit District in 1988, the same year it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

In February 2017, the state announced an additional $50 million in funds, including money to complete design of the rebuilt Windsor station.^[4] Design will be completed by 2020; the platforms will be moved slightly, and a parking deck built nearby.^[5]

Hartford Line commuter service commenced on June 16, 2018.^[6] A second low-level platform was opened on September 14, 2018, and the track one platform was temporarily closed until September 24 for track work.^[7]

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has proposed that the existing historic station be moved to a new site approximately 500 feet to the south of the existing station. If this occurs the existing station would be expanded to include high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks, as well as the installation of elevators, stairways, an overhead pedestrian bridge to cross the tracks.^[8]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor, Connecticut
• Wallingford, Connecticut, Amtrak station – a station with a similar design

References

Further reading

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-23-A, "Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hartford County, CT"

External links

• Windsor, CT – Amtrak
• Windsor, CT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Windsor – Hartford Line
• Windsor Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

This page was last edited on 29 March 2024, at 06:01