HARTFORD, Conn. - More than a million riders have travelled the commuter line between New Haven, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts that opened in June 2018. Ned Lamont said last week that the Hartford Line has seen 1,075,559 passenger rides in the past 19 months. The line is also on track to exceed 750,000 passenger trips in its second year, outpacing forecasts, the office said. Lamont has proposed expanding the commuter line as part of a ten-year transportation plan he’s submitted to state lawmakers. Among the proposed upgrades are adding a second line of rail tracks to increase service frequency, adding real-time, digital travel information displays at its train stations, and adding new train stations in Enfield and Windsor Locks.

Source: thestar January 19, 2020 21:45 UTC