CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: September 11, 2018

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062 FAX: (860) 594-3065 WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Weekend Shuttle Service To The Big E For CTrail Hartford Line Passengers Announced

(Newington, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today the availability of a free weekend shuttle bus for CTrail Hartford Line passengers traveling to the Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Big E free weekend shuttle service from Springfield Union Station for Hartford Line customers will operate this year on the weekends of September 15th-16th, 22nd-23rd and 29th-30th. The shuttle service is being paid for by the Big E.

The schedule for the trains and shuttles from Springfield Union Station to The Big E is as follows:

SATURDAY ARRIVALS:
CTrail 6400 Arrival – 9:45am
Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 10:00am

Amtrak 450 Arrival – 10:13am

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 10:30am

Amtrak 460 Arrival – 12:18pm

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 12:30pm

Amtrak 464 Arrival – 4:24pm

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 4:45pm

SATURDAY DEPARTURES:

Big E Shuttle Departure – 4:29pm

Amtrak 467 Departure – 5:20pm

Big E Shuttle Departure – 8:50pm

CTrail Departure – 9:35pm

SUNDAY ARRIVALS:

CTrail 6400 Arrival – 9:45am

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 10:00am

Amtrak 450 Arrival – 10:13am

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 10:30am

Amtrak 460 Arrival – 12:18pm

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 12:30pm

Amtrak 464 Arrival – 4:24pm

Big E Shuttle Pick Up – 4:45pm

SUNDAY DEPARTURES:

Big E Shuttle Departure – 3:05pm

Amtrak 465 Departure – 4:00pm

Big E Shuttle Departure – 6:35pm

Amtrak 497 Departure – 7:35pm

Big E Shuttle Departure – 8:50pm

CTrail Departure – 9:35pm

All weekend Hartford Line train schedules are available at www.hartfordline.com. The shuttle will be a white Big E van and will board passengers at the Pick-Up/Drop-Off area on Frank B. Murray Street at Springfield Union Station.  At The Big E, the shuttle pick-up and drop-off is located at the Transportation Center near the Fair’s Gate 1. For more information, visit www.TheBigE.com/train.