CTDOT Pronounces Additional Prepare Service on the Hartford Line During Thanksgiving Travel

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) immediately introduced that further trains are being added on the Hartford Line (HL) in anticipation of elevated ridership over the Thanksgiving vacation. Additionally, the New Haven Line and Shore Line East will function with modified schedules over the vacation.

The Hartford Line will function a Saturday schedule on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27. On Friday, November 28, the HL will function a traditional weekday schedule. Additional CTrail HL trains shall be added to the schedule to accommodate the anticipated elevated passenger quantity. That consists of:

• Four northbound and 4 southbound CTrail trains shall be added to the schedule on Tuesday, November 25, and Wednesday, November 26.
• Three northbound and three southbound CTrail trains shall be added to the schedule on Sunday, November 30.

CTDOT workers can even be at Hartford Line Stations, together with New Haven Union Station and Hartford Union Station, on Tuesday, November 25, Wednesday, November 26, and Sunday, November 30 to help passengers touring for the vacation.

“This holiday travel season, we’re adding more trains on the Hartford Line to make getting to your destination easier. Our staff will be at stations to help all riders – whether it’s your first trip or your hundredth – to find and board the right train,” stated Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto. “We’re thankful for our rail service providers for partnering with us, ensuring that riders have more options to travel in Connecticut during the upcoming holiday.”

To see your complete schedule, please go to HartfordLine.com.

Additionally, Shore Line East will function on a weekend schedule on Thursday, November 27, and a weekday schedule on Friday, November 28. Please go to ShoreLineEast.com for essentially the most present schedules.

Metro-North Railroad can even function a particular practice schedule on the New Haven Line on Thursday, November 28, and can function a modified Saturday schedule on Friday, November 29. Please go to new.mta.info for essentially the most present New Haven Line schedules.

While reservations are by no means required on CTrail HL trains, passengers planning to experience an Amtrak HL practice throughout the vacation ought to make a reservation earlier than touring by way of the Amtrak web site or the Amtrak cell app. All Amtrak trains could attain capability on this peak journey interval and if at capability, won’t settle for CTrail or UPass ticket holders on board the practice.

During this vacation, passengers utilizing Amtrak multi-ride tickets – corresponding to month-to-month passes and 10-trip tickets – also needs to make a reservation on board the Amtrak practice they want to use. Travel is inspired early within the day to keep away from overcrowding.

HL passengers are inspired to pre-purchase their rail tickets earlier than boarding. CTrail passengers could buy their rail tickets utilizing the CTrail eTix cell ticketing app or at CTrail ticket merchandising machines.

Passengers are inspired to go to HartfordLine.com or Amtrak.com for the newest service info. Riders may also join alerts despatched on to their telephone or e mail at HartfordLine.com/service-alerts.

For details about all rail companies in Connecticut, go to CTrail.com.