Cedar Street station

Cedar Street
A bus at a bus station with a curved canopy
Northbound bus at Cedar Street station in December 2015
General information
LocationMyra Cohen Way and Fenn Road
Newington, Connecticut
Coordinates41°41′47″N 72°45′16″W / 41.6964°N 72.7544°W / 41.6964; -72.7544
OwnerConnDOT
OperatorConnecticut Transit
Bus routes101, 102
Bus stands2 side platforms
Connections69F, 121, 140, 144 (on Myrna Cohen Way)
Construction
ParkingYes
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station CT Transit Following station
East Street
toward Downtown New Britain
 CT Fastrak Newington Junction
toward Hartford
Location

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

  1. 1 2 "Despite Snow, Thousands of Riders, Many First-Timers, Experience CTfastrak on First Day of Service" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Station Site Plans". Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 83. ISBN 0942147022.
  4. ↑ "Track 12: CT Passenger Stations, CL-CR". Tyler City Station. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hoffman, Christopher (January 14, 2015). "Newington Dedicates 'Myra Cohen Way'". Hartford Courant.

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