Old Saybrook (Amtrak station)

Old Saybrook
Old Saybrook Station in March 2011
Location	455 Boston Post Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Coordinates
Line(s)
Platforms	1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Estuary Transit District
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	OSB
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	2002
Electrified	25,000V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	60,310  7.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New Haven toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional New London toward Boston South Station ConnDOT Westbrook toward Stamford Shore Line East New London Terminus

Old Saybrook is a regional rail station located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It is served by both Amtrak Northeast Regional intercity trains and Shore Line East commuter service.

Service

File:Old Saybrook Towers.jpg

The island platform for tracks 1 and 3 and one of the towers supporting the bridge.

Located on the Northeast Corridor, the busiest passenger railway in the United States, Old Saybrook station serves some of the rail services that pass through the station. Only a select few trains on Amtrak's Northeast Regional train line stop at Old Saybrook. No high-speed Acela Express trains serve the station but some stop at the following southbound and northbound stations, New Haven and New London, respectively. However, all Shore Line East commuter rail trains stop at Old Saybrook; it serves as the eastern terminus for some trains. (New London is the eastern terminus of the line, with approximately half terminating there.)

Old Saybrook features a common track setup, with one island platform and one side platform. Unlike the two-track commuter-rail-only stations on the 81.6 km (50.7 mile) stretch of the Northeast Corridor between New Haven and New London, there are three tracks at Old Saybrook, in order to handle terminal trains on Shore Line East.

The "V" shaped wood frame station at Saybrook Junction, constructed in 1873 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, originally served that company as well as the Connecticut Valley Railroad. Passengers of both lines used separate platforms but shared the waiting room.

Parking

Ridership increases have rendered the station's parking lot insufficient, causing commuters to park along roads in town. The town of Old Saybrook is pressuring the Connecticut Department of Transportation to add parking space.

Transit connections

• Estuary Transit District Shoreline route, Riverside route, Southeast route, Mid-Shore route

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Old Saybrook, CT
• Shore Line East - Old Saybrook, CT
• Old Saybrook Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Station from Google Maps Street View
• Old Saybrook (OSB)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Historic American Engineering Record entry and images for Old Saybrook station

• Shore Line East/Westbound timetable Shore Line East Retrieved 2007-07-22
• Amtrak - Old Saybrook, CT TrainWeb Retrieved 2007-07-22
• Great American Stations. Accessed March 6, 2013.