East Main Street station

East Main Street is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of East Main Street (CT-174) and Wilson Street east of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015.[1] The station consists of two side platforms, staggered on opposite corners of the intersection of East Main Street and the busway.[2]

East Main Street
A bus station platform with a curved canopy
Northbound platform at East Main Street station in December 2015
General information
LocationEast Main Street and Harvard Street
New Britain, Connecticut
Coordinates41°40′19″N 72°45′57″W / 41.6720°N 72.7658°W / 41.6720; -72.7658
Owned byConnDOT
Operated byConnecticut Transit
Bus routes101, 102
Bus stands2 side platforms
Connections509 (on East Main Street)
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station CT Transit Following station
Downtown New Britain
Terminus
CTfastrak East Street
toward Hartford

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Station Site Plans". Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links edit

  Media related to East Main Street station at Wikimedia Commons