CT Rail

CT Rail
From top-left: GP40-3H at Hartford, Mafersa coaches at Old Saybrook, Kawasaki M8 at New London, and signage at State Street station
Overview
Owner	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)
Locale	Connecticut and Western Massachusetts
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	22
Daily ridership	4,255 (2019)
Annual ridership	1,410,500 (2019)
Website	ctrail.com
Operation
Began operation	1990
Operator(s)	TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts (Hartford Line) Amtrak (Shore Line East)
Reporting marks	CNDX
Technical
System length	121 miles (195 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
System map Show interactive map Show static map Legend Springfield Massachusetts Connecticut in design Enfield Windsor Locks Windsor New London Hartford Niantic proposed in design West Hartford Old Saybrook proposed Newington Westbrook Berlin Clinton Meriden Madison Wallingford Guilford in design North Haven Branford New Haven State Street New Haven Union Station West Haven Milford Stratford Bridgeport Stamford This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

CT Rail, stylized as CTrail, is the brand for commuter rail services overseen by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), in the U.S. state of Connecticut, with services on the Hartford Line extending into Massachusetts. CTDOT oversees two lines: Shore Line East, between New Haven and New London, Connecticut, and the Hartford Line, from New Haven, through Hartford, to Springfield, Massachusetts.^[1]

Services are operated under contract, with Shore Line East operated by Amtrak along the Northeast Corridor, and the Hartford Line operated by a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts.^[2][3][4] CT Rail trains, along with other CTDOT rail operations, use the reporting mark CNDX.^[5]