Wallingford (Amtrak station)

Wallingford
Amtrak Wallingford Station
Station statistics
Address	37 Hall Avenue Wallingford, CT 06492
Coordinates	41°27′24.84″N 72°49′29.64″W
Lines	Northeast Regional   New Haven – Springfield Shuttle   Vermonter   New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail proposed
Connections	Connecticut Transit
Other information
Opened	1871
Code	WFD
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	15,583  2.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New Haven toward Newport News or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Meriden toward Springfield New Haven Terminus New Haven – Springfield Shuttle Meriden toward Springfield New Haven toward Washington, D.C. Vermonter Meriden toward St. Albans     Proposed     CDOT North Haven/Hamden toward New Haven Union Station New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Rail Meriden toward Springfield
Wallingford Railroad Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Wallingford, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°27′24.84″N 72°49′29.64″W Architect: W.P. Dickerman Architectural style: Second Empire Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 93001245 Added to NRHP: November 19, 1993

Wallingford is a train station in the city of Wallingford, Connecticut served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, New Haven – Springfield Shuttle, and the Vermonter. The station is located adjacent to the town green, between Hall Avenue and Quinnipiac Avenue, near where both intersect with Colony Street (U.S. Route 5).

History

The depot at Wallingford was built in 1871 by the Hartford & New Haven Railroad on the Springfield Line, and was built in a manner similar to that of Windsor Station. The interior of the building closed as a station in 1994 and is now used for adult education and the New Haven Model Railroad Club but trains still stop there today. The line through Wallingford was doubled tracked until 1990 when the second track was removed. Today there are 15 passenger trains a day in addition to daily round-trip freight on the Springfield Line during the daytime. Wallingford Station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1993. There are currently plans by Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Transportation to add a new service called the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line. ConnDOT has stated that the station building will be returned to active service or a new station built half a mile north on Parker Street to accommodate the increased number of passengers.

Mansard Roof

Wallingford's train station has a distinctive mansard roof and is a prominent local landmark. The building is also the site of the city's annual "Celebrate Wallingford" block party.

Connections

• Connecticut Transit Wallingford

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Wallingford, CT
• Wallingford Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• "Wallingford, Conn., railroad station, n.d. New Haven Railroad Photographic Negatives Collection (1991-0134.ph115)." - photograph, Railroad History Archive, University of Connecticut Libraries Collection.