Niantic station

East Lyme and Niantic
Niantic station on an early-20th-century postcard
General information
Location	Main Street at Pennsylvania Avenue Niantic, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°19′23″N 72°11′31″W / 41.3231°N 72.1920°W / 41.3231; -72.1920
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1850s; April 30, 1978
Closed	January 28, 1972[1][2] October 1, 1981[3]
Rebuilt	1899, 1954
Previous names	East Lyme; East Lyme and Niantic
Proposed services
Preceding station CT Rail Following station Old Saybrook toward New Haven Union Station Shore Line East New London Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Old Saybrook toward New Haven Beacon Hill New London toward Boston South Clamdigger New London Terminus
Location

Niantic (also known as East Lyme or East Lyme and Niantic) was a train station on the Northeast Corridor located in the Niantic village of East Lyme, Connecticut. Opened in the 1850s, it was rebuilt in 1899 and again in 1954 by the New Haven Railroad. It closed in 1972, then reopened from 1978 to 1981 for use by the Amtrak Beacon Hill. A new station has since been proposed to be built in Niantic to serve the Shore Line East commuter rail service.