Guilford station

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Guilford
Westbound SLE train at Guilford station, December 2015.JPG
Westbound Shore Line East train at Guilford in 2015
Location325 Old Whitfield Street
Guilford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°16′32″N 72°40′25″W / 41.2756°N 72.6736°W / 41.2756; -72.6736Coordinates: 41°16′32″N 72°40′25″W / 41.2756°N 72.6736°W / 41.2756; -72.6736
Owned byConnDOT
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 29, 1990[1]
RebuiltNovember 28, 2005
Services
Preceding station Hartford Line logo.png CT Rail Following station
Branford
toward Stamford
 Shore Line East Madison
toward New London
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Leete's Island
toward New Haven
 Clamdigger
Discontinued 1972
 Madison
toward New London
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Leete's Island
toward New Haven
 Shore Line
toward Boston

Guilford is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located slightly south of the town center of Guilford, Connecticut. Owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, it is served by the CTrail Shore Line East service.

History[]

Derelict water tower and engine house at Guilford

Service to Guilford was begun by the New Haven and New London Railroad in 1852. Most local service ended in the mid 20th century; however, Guilford was a stop on the final local train, the Clamdigger, until service was discontinued on January 28, 1972.[2][3] The station building was demolished by Amtrak on February 23, 2000, due to concerns that the long-abandoned building might collapse.[4] A derelict brick water tower and engine house–rare surviving examples of mid-19th-century railroad buildings–remain at the site.

The current station, with ADA-compliant high-level side platforms, opened on November 28, 2005, replacing the low-level platforms constructed in 1990 for the inauguration of Shore Line East service on May 29, 1990.[5]

Ridership increases have rendered the parking lot at Guilford insufficient. 90 spaces were added on the Track 1 side of the Guilford station.[6]

Guilford Center was not the only part of Guilford with a train station. Leete's Island station, located off Route 146 near the Branford line, served the Penn Central and later Amtrak Clamdigger service until 1972. Sachem's Head station, which was also located off Route 146 closer to Guilford Center, was closed in 1969.

Station layout[]

Guilford has two high-level side platforms, each two cars long. Before 10:00am, westbound trains use Track 4 and eastbound trains use Track 1. After 10:00 am, westbound trains use Track 1 and eastbound use Track 4. On weekends, all trains stop on Track 4 in both directions.[7]

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Shore Line East toward New Haven Union Station or Stamford (Branford)
←      Shore Line East toward Old Saybrook or New London (Madison) →
←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
Track 2 ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
Track 4 ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      Shore Line East toward New Haven Union Station or Stamford (Branford)
←      Shore Line East toward Old Saybrook or New London (Madison) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
G Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References[]

  1. ^ "Commuter Trains Have Smooth Start". The Hartford Courant. May 30, 1990. p. D9. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) (July 12, 1971). "Nationwide Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service". p. 6 – via The Museum of Railway Timetables.
  3. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (June 2005). "PRR CHRONOLOGY: 1972" (PDF). Pennsylvania Technical and Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "News Updates, as of June 30, 2000". Shore Line East Riders' Association. June 30, 2000. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Shore Line East/What's New". October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Parking Problems". Railpace Newsmagazine. August 2008.
  7. ^ http://www.shorelineeast.com/images/docs/SLE-Timetable.pdf#view=FitH

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