CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 | |
FOR RELEASE: April 4, 2008 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062 Fax: (860) 594-3066 Web site:www.ct.gov/dot |
“Our customers are looking for flexibility, expanded options and additional service to provide for improved public transportation. The Department is committed to pursuing and providing rail service on all levels. With our operators, Metro-North Railroad, the Department continues to improve schedules and expand service to meet our growing ridership,” said Acting Commissioner H. James Boice.
Consult an updated timetable for schedule changes. New timetables are available at train stations. For the
The New Haven Line, operated by Metro-North Railroad, is among the most heavily traveled in the country, with 36 million passenger trips per year and more than 120,000 daily commuters. Metro-North Railroad operates the New Haven Line and Branch Line Service for ConnDOT.
Shore Line East (SLE) will continue to operate under the existing time schedule; however, it is anticipated that SLE schedule changes and additional service expansion will occur in the next few months. Consult the timetable for the Shore Line East at www.ShoreLineEast.com or call 800 ALL-RIDE.
Shore Line East trains are owned and operated by ConnDOT, under contract with Amtrak, to provide daily rail operations. SLE commuter operations began in 1990, serving seven stations along the 33-mile segment of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between