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Willimantic station

Coordinates: 41°42′45.5″N 72°13′10.3″W / 41.712639°N 72.219528°W / 41.712639; -72.219528
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Willimantic
Former station platform in August 2013
General information
Location55 Bridge Street, Willimantic, Connecticut
Coordinates41°42′45.5″N 72°13′10.3″W / 41.712639°N 72.219528°W / 41.712639; -72.219528
Line(s)New England Central Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station codeWIM
History
Opened1849; November 1991
Closed1955; 1995
Passengers
19943,000[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
New London Montrealer Amherst
toward Montreal
Location
Map

Willimantic is a former intercity rail station located in Willimantic, Connecticut. Amtrak service to Willimantic began in 1991 with the Montrealer; it was closed in 1995 when the service was replaced by the Vermonter and no longer ran through Willimantic. The station consisted of an illuminated concrete platform alongside a parking lot (the platform remains intact as of 2024). The former station site is about one mile east of the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, which was established the in 1995, the same year the station closed.

Amtrak schedules would refer to the stop as "Willimantic, CT (Storrs)", since this was the closest railroad station to the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus (located approximately 7 miles north of Willimantic).[2]

History

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Before Amtrak, passenger rail service existed in Willimantic until 1955.

The original station in downtown Willimantic

References

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  1. ^ "Loss of Montrealer service angers many". Hartford Courant. 16 December 1994. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/willimantic.htm#:~:text=Amtrak%20%2D%20Willimantic%2C%20CT%20(WIM) Amtrak Montrealer Schedule, issued October 30, 1994
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