Beacon Hill (train)

Beacon Hill
The Beacon Hill operating with an LRC in 1980
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusDiscontinued
PredecessorClamdigger
First serviceApril 30, 1978
Last serviceOctober 1, 1981
SuccessorProvidence/Stoughton Line, Shore Line East
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiBoston
New Haven
Stops12
Distance travelled157 miles (253 km)
Average journey time3 hours
Service frequencyDaily (weekdays only)
Train number(s)153, 154
Route map
Dist.
Station
0 mi
0 km
Boston South
1.0 mi
1.6 km
Boston Back Bay
1978–1979
12 mi
19 km
Route 128
44 mi
71 km
Providence
57 mi
92 km
East Greenwich
63 mi
101 km
Wickford Junction
71 mi
114 km
Kingston
76 mi
122 km
Shannock
88 mi
142 km
Westerly
96 mi
154 km
Mystic
106 mi
171 km
New London
113 mi
182 km
East Lyme
124 mi
200 km
Old Saybrook
136 mi
219 km
Madison
148 mi
238 km
Branford
157 mi
253 km
New Haven

The Beacon Hill was a daily 157-mile (253 km) commuter rail service operated by Amtrak between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, from 1978 to 1981. The Beacon Hill was one of the last long-haul commuter services operated by Amtrak. Service consisted of a single rush-hour round trip, with service eastbound to Boston in the morning and westbound to New Haven in the evening.