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“Starting on the Fourth of July, Shore Line East will operate year-round weekend service from Union Station in New Haven to Old Saybrook,” Governor Rell said. “This is great news for everyone who is looking for ways to save money on their gasoline purchases. The timing could not be better as the state experiences an influx of summer residents and tourists coming to the shoreline. This weekend service will offer more options for the public to travel to New York City from the Connecticut shoreline while reducing traffic congestion on I-95. I encourage the public to take a ride any weekday or weekend this summer.” The weekend service will provide a full complement of nine trains in each direction. Initial weekend rail schedule will include four westbound trains to New Haven from early morning to early afternoon and five eastbound trains from mid-afternoon to late evening. The trains will also provide reverse stops at Guilford station throughout the day. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to operate SLE rail service over weekdays, weekends and holidays throughout the year. Inaugural weekend service operated during the 2007 holiday season from November through December as part of a special service enhancement. The special service provided more than 3,600 passenger rides in the seven-week period. The state has instituted various service enhancements on SLE this spring. In May, SLE began a new late evening weekday train from Union Station in New Haven departing at 10:05 p.m. That train will now operate seven days a week. The late evening train was a request of many commuters who travel from New York to Connecticut. Previously, the latest SLE train departed weekdays at 8:50 p.m. The new service will allow customers to depart Grand Central Terminal (GCT) by 8:07 p.m. to connect in New Haven at 10:05 p.m. For New London customers, more rail service is now available to New Haven. In an agreement with Amtrak, DOT is offering two additional trains cross-honoring SLE weekly, monthly and ten-trip tickets, bringing the total to six trains to and from New London. A mid-day train departing New London at 11:36 a.m. will arrive in New Haven at 12:08 p.m. and a late evening train departing New Haven at 9:08 p.m. will arrive in New London at 9:58 p.m. The cross-honoring began this spring and SLE customers can board in Old Saybrook as well as New London. Consult the timetable for the Shore Line East at www.ShoreLineEast.com or call 800-ALL-RIDE for schedule details including new weekend service. Weekend train schedules will also be published in regional newspapers ads beginning week of June 30th. Shore Line East trains are owned and operated by DOT, 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 New Haven and Old Saybrook. The service was extended to New London in 1996. SLE provides more than 2,100 passenger trips each day, with nearly 484,000 trips in 2007. © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of StamfordPlus.com, Stamford Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. Related Articles: Forging ahead with a new building, Alliance RMS Construction and Accurate Tool & Die reignite Stamford Forge - Aug 28, 2008 - 2:46:53 PM PBS documentary chronicles road to success for Los Lonely Boys - Aug 27, 2008 - 7:24:36 AM Bluefish storm back to take series sweep - Aug 24, 2008 - 10:41:26 PM Bluefish turn up the heat late against Lancaster - Aug 21, 2008 - 10:56:33 PM RootLoops XVII, annual fall family hike, returns Oct. 19 to SM&NC - Aug 19, 2008 - 6:08:07 AM CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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