Windsor station (Connecticut) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Windsor
The 1870-built railroad depot at Windsor, CT
Location	41 Central Street Windsor, Connecticut United States
Coordinates	41°51′07.5″N 72°38′32″W / 41.852083°N 72.64222°W / 41.852083; -72.64222
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Amtrak and CTrail
Connections	CT Transit: 32, 34, 36
Construction
Parking	22 spaces (free)
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WND (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1988
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	16,717  50.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hartford toward New Haven Hartford Line Windsor Locks toward Springfield Hartford toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Hartford toward New Haven Valley Flyer Windsor Locks toward Greenfield Preceding station ConnDOT 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
Location	Windsor, Connecticut
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
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1988
Designated CP	December 30, 1999

Windsor 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 Hartford Line commuter rail service run by Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The nearby Hartford & New Haven Railroad-Freight Depot serves as the home of the Windsor Arts Center.

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.

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

Hartford Line commuter service commenced on June 16, 2018. 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.