Meriden station

Meriden
The newly rebuilt Meriden station in December 2017
Location	60 State Street Meriden, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°32′22″N 72°48′03″W / 41.5394°N 72.8008°W / 41.5394; -72.8008Coordinates: 41°32′22″N 72°48′03″W / 41.5394°N 72.8008°W / 41.5394; -72.8008
Line(s)	New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Connecticut Transit Meriden: 561, 563, 564, 565, 566 Connecticut Transit New Haven: C1 Middletown Area Transit: M-Link
Other information
Station code	MDN
History
Opened	1839
Rebuilt	1854 September 1882 September 21, 1942 1970 October 2014-November 19, 2017
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2016)	17,735
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Wallingford toward New Haven New Haven – Springfield Shuttle Berlin toward Springfield Wallingford toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Roanoke Northeast Regional Wallingford toward Washington, D.C. Vermonter Berlin toward St. Albans   Future service   ConnDOT Wallingford toward New Haven Union Station Hartford Line Beginning May 2018 Berlin toward Springfield

Meriden is a train station on the New Haven–Springfield Line located on State Street in Meriden, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, New Haven–Springfield Shuttle, and Vermonter. The station was rebuilt from 2014 to 2017 for Hartford Line service, which is expected to begin in May 2018.

The Hartford and New Haven Railroad opened from New Haven to Meriden in December 1838, and to Hartford in December 1839. The initial station was "shed-like"; services were moved to Conklin's Hotel in 1840 and the Rodgers Building in 1842.

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad built a brick colonial revival station in 1942. The city demolished that station and built a one-story brick station in 1970 as part of a downtown revitalization program.

The station was reconstructed for use by Hartford Line commuter service, scheduled to begin operation in May 2018. The new station, located on the site of the 1970-built station, has two high-level platforms connected by an overhead pedestrian bridge. It is not staffed, heated, or equipped with toilet facilities. Demolition of an adjacent building to make room for the parking lot began in October 2014.

The ticket office in the 1970-built station building was closed on March 4, 2016, and the station building itself closed for demolition on March 12. The old platform was replaced by a temporary boarding area on March 28, 2016. The frame of the new station was completed by July 2016. The rebuilt Meriden station opened on November 19, 2017, though final construction lasted for another month.

The 1882-built station on a 1908 postcard

The 1970-built station in 2015

Temporary platform used in 2016-17

New station under construction in 2016

Meriden has two high-level side platforms serving both tracks.