Downtown New Britain station

Downtown New Britain
A bus station with numerous bus bays viewed from above
Downtown New Britain station in June 2015
General information
LocationEast Main Street and Harvard Street
New Britain, Connecticut
Coordinates41°40′07″N 72°46′48″W / 41.6685°N 72.7800°W / 41.6685; -72.7800
Owned byConnDOT
Operated byConnecticut Transit
Bus routes101, 102, 128, 505, 506, 507, 509, 511, 513, 923, 928
Bus stands19 bays
Connections41, 501, 502, 503, 510, 512, HNB (on Columbus Boulevard)
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station CT Transit Following station
Terminus CTfastrak East Main Street
toward Hartford
Location
Map

Downtown New Britain is a bus rapid transit station and the terminus of the CTfastrak line, located just south of Route 72 off Columbus Boulevard and Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015.[1] The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, comprising a collective total of 19 bus bays for CTfastrak local and express services, plus local CT Transit buses which do not use the busway.[2] The station is located at the site of New Britain's former railroad station, which saw service from 1850 to 1960.

  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.

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