Flatbush Avenue station (Connecticut)

Flatbush Avenue
A bus at a bus station with a curved canopy
Southbound bus at Flatbush Avenue station in December 2015
General information
LocationNew Park and Flatbush Avenues
West Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°44′31″N 72°42′59″W / 41.7419°N 72.7164°W / 41.7419; -72.7164
Owned byConnDOT (bus station)
Amtrak (rail line)
Operated byConnecticut Transit
Line(s)New Haven-Springfield Line
Tracks2
Bus routes101, 102, 121, 128
Bus stands2 side platforms
Connections31, 37 (on New Park Avenue)
153 (on Flatbush Avenue)
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)[1] (CTfastrak)
Opening2022 (CTrail, planned)[2]
Services
Preceding station CT Transit Following station
Elmwood CT Fastrak Kane Street
toward Hartford
Planned service
Preceding station CT Rail Following station
Newington Hartford Line
(future infill station)
Hartford
Location
Map

Flatbush Avenue is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and New Park Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015.[1] The station consists of one island platform to the side of the busway, with passing lanes to allow express buses to pass buses stopped at the station.[3] A CTrail Hartford Line commuter rail platform was planned to open in 2022 under the name West Hartford.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Despite Snow, Thousands of Riders, Many First-Timers, Experience CTfastrak on First Day of Service" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Healey, Will (October 21, 2016). "Officials discuss development around rail center". Journal-Inquirer. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Station Site Plans". Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.