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
OwnerConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)
LocaleConnecticut and Western Massachusetts
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations22
Daily ridership4,255 (2019)
Annual ridership1,410,500 (2019)
Websitectrail.com
Operation
Began operation1990
Operator(s)TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts (Hartford Line)
Amtrak (Shore Line East)
Reporting marksCNDX
Technical
System length121 miles (195 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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]

  1. ^ "Office of Rails". CT.gov – Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ "CTrail". CT.gov – Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ "Launch of New Hartford Passenger Line Part of 'Train Renaissance'". UConn Today. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. ^ "Hartford Line | Service Provider". www.hartfordline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  5. ^ "AAR Railroad Reporting Marks (2021)". www.railserve.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.