East Main Street | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | East Main Street and Harvard Street New Britain, Connecticut | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°40′19″N72°45′57″W / 41.6720°N 72.7658°W Coordinates: 41°40′19″N72°45′57″W / 41.6720°N 72.7658°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | ConnDOT | ||||||||||
Operated by | Connecticut Transit | ||||||||||
Bus routes | 101, 102 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Connections | 509 (on East Main Street) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | March 28, 2015 [1] | ||||||||||
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East Main Street is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of East Main Street (CT-174) and Wilson Street east of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015. [1] The station consists of two side platforms, staggered on opposite corners of the intersection of East Main Street and the busway. [2]
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