East Main Street station

Coordinates: 41°40′19″N 72°45′57″W / 41.6720°N 72.7658°W / 41.6720; -72.7658
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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

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]

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