Willimantic station

Willimantic
Former station platform in August 2013
General information
Location	55 Bridge Street, Willimantic, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°42′45.5″N 72°13′10.3″W
Line(s)	New England Central Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	WIM
History
Opened	1849; November 1991
Closed	1955; 1995
Passengers
1994	3,000[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station New London toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer Amherst toward Montreal
Location

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

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

The original station in downtown Willimantic

References

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

External links

Media related to Willimantic station (Amtrak) at Wikimedia Commons

• Willimantic station—USA Rail Guide