Windsor station (Connecticut)

Windsor station is a historic railroad station on Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line, located in downtown Windsor, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak Northeast Regional and Valley Flyer intercity service and CT Rail's Hartford Line commuter rail service. The nearby Hartford & New Haven Railroad-Freight Depot serves as the home of the Windsor Arts Center.

Windsor, CT
Windsor station in September 2022
General information
Location	41 Central Street Windsor, Connecticut United States
Coordinates	41°51′07.5″N 72°38′32″W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CTtransit: 32, 34, 36
Construction
Parking	22 spaces (free)
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WND
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1988
Passengers
FY 2023	18,450[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hartford toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Windsor Locks toward Springfield Hartford toward New Haven Amtrak Hartford Line Valley Flyer Windsor Locks toward Greenfield      Vermonter does not stop here Preceding station CT Rail Following station Hartford toward New Haven Union Station Hartford Line Windsor Locks toward Springfield
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hartford toward Atlantic City Atlantic City Express 1991–1995 Windsor Locks toward Springfield
Hartford & New Haven Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Architectural style	Second Empire
Part of	Broad Street Green Historic District (ID99001613)
MPS	18th and 19th Century Brick Architecture of Windsor TR
NRHP reference No.	88001479[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1988
Designated CP	December 30, 1999

History

An Amtrak train at Windsor in 1980

Windsor Station was originally built in 1870 as the Hartford & New Haven Railroad Depot and rebuilt to its original Victorian architecture by Town of Windsor, Amtrak and the Greater Hartford Transit District in 1988, the same year it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

In February 2017, the state announced an additional $50 million in funds, including money to complete design of the rebuilt Windsor station.^[4] Design will be completed by 2020; the platforms will be moved slightly, and a parking deck built nearby.^[5]

Hartford Line commuter service commenced on June 16, 2018.^[6] A second low-level platform was opened on September 14, 2018, and the track one platform was temporarily closed until September 24 for track work.^[7]

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has proposed that the existing historic station be moved to a new site approximately 500 feet to the south of the existing station. If this occurs the existing station would be expanded to include high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks, as well as the installation of elevators, stairways, an overhead pedestrian bridge to cross the tracks.^[8]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor, Connecticut
• Wallingford, Connecticut, Amtrak station – a station with a similar design

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
2. "Hartford County Listings". National Register of Historic Places.
3. "Windsor, CT (WND)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
4. "CTDOT ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NHHS RAIL PROGRAM" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. February 20, 2017.
5. "Design Continues for New Hartford Line Stations" (PDF). New Haven-Hartford Springfield Rail Program Newsletter. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Summer 2017. p. 3.
6. "CTrail Hartford Line Rail Service Scheduled to Launch June 16; Commemorative Inaugural Event to be Held Friday, June 15" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
7. "TRACK ONE PLATFORM AT WINDSOR STATION TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24TH TO ACCOMMODATE TRACK CONSTRUCTION" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. September 12, 2018.
8. "Project Information Appendix". Northeast Corridor Capital Investment Plan Fiscal Years 2022-2026 (PDF) (Report). Northeast Corridor Commission. October 2021. p. A3-72.

Further reading

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-23-A, "Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hartford County, CT"

External links

Media related to Windsor station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons

• Windsor, CT – Amtrak
• Windsor, CT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Windsor – Hartford Line
• Windsor Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)