Tracks 2 Opened 1839 | Station code MDN Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 60 State Street
Meriden, Connecticut Line(s) New Haven–Springfield Line Connections Connecticut Transit Meriden: A, B, C
Connecticut Transit New Haven: C1
Middletown Area Transit: M-Link Rebuilt 1854
September 1882
September 21, 1942
1970
May 2017 (under construction) Address Meriden, CT 06450, United States Similar Berlin station, Windsor Locks station, Hartford Union Station, Wallingford station, Windsor station | ||
Amtrak train 464 arriving and departing meriden station
Meriden is a train station on the New Haven-Springfield Line located at 60 State Street in Meriden, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, New Haven – Springfield Shuttle, and Vermonter. The station is being reconstructed for Hartford Line service; a temporary platform is in use until May 2017 during construction.
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History
The Hartford and New Haven Railroad opened from New Haven to Meriden in December 1838, and to Hartford in December 1839. The initial station was "shed-like"; services were moved to Conklin's Hotel in 1840 and the Rodgers Building in 1842.
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad built a brick colonial revival station in 1942. The city demolished that station and built a one-story brick station in 1970 as part of a downtown revitalization program.
Reconstruction
The station is being reconstructed for use by Hartford Line commuter service, scheduled to begin operation in early 2018. The new station, located on the site of the 1970-built station, will have two high-level platforms connected by an overhead pedestrian bridge. It will not be staffed, heated, or equipped with toilet facilities. Demolition of an adjacent building to make room for the parking lot began in October 2014.
The ticket office in the 1970-built station building was closed on March 4, 2016, and the station building itself closed for demolition on March 12. The old platform was replaced by a temporary boarding area on March 28, 2016. The frame of the new station was completed by July 2016. The rebuilt Meriden, Berlin, and Wallingford stations are expected to be completed by May 2017, although the stations will serve only existing Amtrak service until 2018 when Hartford Line service begins.
Connections
Meriden is served by bus routes on three local systems: