Niantic station

East Lyme and Niantic
Niantic station on an early-20th-century postcard
General information
LocationMain Street at Pennsylvania Avenue
Niantic, Connecticut
Coordinates41°19′23″N 72°11′31″W / 41.3231°N 72.1920°W / 41.3231; -72.1920
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Tracks2
History
Opened1850s; April 30, 1978
ClosedJanuary 28, 1972[1][2]
October 1, 1981[3]
Rebuilt1899, 1954
Previous namesEast Lyme; East Lyme and Niantic
Proposed services
Preceding station CT Rail Following station
Old Saybrook Shore Line East New London
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Old Saybrook
toward New Haven
Beacon Hill New London
Clamdigger New London
Terminus
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "Last Run Made By 'Clamdigger'". Bridgeport Telegram. January 29, 1972. p. 32. Retrieved July 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference niantic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hebert, H. Josef (August 26, 1981). "New Amtrak Network Keeps Most of System Intact". Associated Press.