East Street station

East Street
East Street
	Platforms at East Street station in December 2015
General information
Location	East Street, New Britain, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°41′15″N 72°45′33″W / 41.6875°N 72.7592°W
Owned by	ConnDOT
Operated by	Connecticut Transit
Bus routes	101, 102
Bus stands	2 side platforms
Connections	140, 144 (adjacent to busway)
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 28, 2015
Services
Location
Location

East Street is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located off East Street (CT-175) in New Britain, 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 Cedar 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 Pratts at Allen Street.^[3] It opened around 1860 and was closed around 1890, replaced by nearby Claytons station.^[4]

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, O-P". Tyler City Station. Retrieved 17 January 2015.