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
Owned byConnDOT
Operated byConnecticut Transit
Bus routes101, 102
Bus stands2 side platforms
Connections69F, 121, 140, 144 (on Myrna Cohen Way)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station CT Transit Following station
East Street
toward Downtown New Britain
 CTfastrak Newington Junction
toward Hartford

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. 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.
  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 17 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Hoffman, Christopher (January 14, 2015). "Newington Dedicates 'Myra Cohen Way'". Hartford Courant.

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