Windsor Locks (Amtrak station)
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Windsor Locks is a train station
in Windsor Locks, Connecticut
located on the New Haven-Springfield Line
. It is the northernmost Amtrak station in the State of Connecticut. It is also a proposed stop by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
, which plans to add a new commuter service called the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line
.
Of the twelve Connecticut stations served by Amtrak, Windsor Locks was the tenth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 45 passengers daily.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,043. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greater Hartford-Springfield region. It is also the site of the New England Air Museum...
located on the New Haven-Springfield Line
New Haven-Springfield Line
The New Haven–Springfield Line or Hartford Line is a railroad line owned by Amtrak from New Haven, Connecticut north to Springfield, Massachusetts. As a branch of the Northeast Corridor at New Haven, it is served by approximately seven daily Regional round trips, some continuing from New Haven to...
. It is the northernmost Amtrak station in the State of Connecticut. It is also a proposed stop by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
Connecticut Department of Transportation
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The current Commissioner of ConnDOT is Jeffrey Parker...
, which plans to add a new commuter service called the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line
New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line
The New Haven–Hartford–Springfield commuter rail line is a planned commuter rail line with a southern terminus at Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut, and a northern terminus at Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States...
.
Of the twelve Connecticut stations served by Amtrak, Windsor Locks was the tenth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 45 passengers daily.