康涅狄格州 Enfield 新火车站开工：耗资1.253亿美元、预计2030年秋建成
康涅狄格州 Enfield——州长 Ned Lamont 10月28日宣布，哈特福德线（Hartford Line）Enfield 新火车站正式开工建设。项目总投资1.253亿美元，其中约85%由州政府出资、15%来自联邦资金；车站设350英尺长站台和约80个停车位，预计2030年秋季完工，2031年年客流量预计接近13万人次。
据州长办公室公布的方案，新站建成后，Enfield 至 Hartford 的列车行程约23分钟，至 Springfield 约13分钟，把这个康涅狄格州北部城镇接入哈特福德线的通勤与城际铁路服务。Lamont 说：「建这座新站意味着更好的就业与教育通达机会，并为 Thompsonville 带来新的住房、商业与私人投资机会。」Eucalitto 表示，新站「正在弥合哈特福德线的一处关键缺口」，把客运铁路与本地公交服务连接到一起，同时升级轨道与信号、保障货运畅通。新站设有基本全封闭的候车区、遮棚座椅、挡风屏，站台、坡道与楼梯配电热融雪系统，约80个停车位中约15个配电动车充电设施，另设可停两辆全尺寸巴士的公交区，与 Enfield 本地 Magic Carpet 巴士接驳。
项目还包括更换 Main Street 铁路桥、加高桥下净空、新建人行道与街景、重新对齐约4,400英尺轨道，并铺设一条货运侧线（gauntlet track）供超限货运列车通过；车站设计与周边 Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Mills 历史街区相协调。联邦参议员 Richard Blumenthal 说：「等了40年，铁路服务终于回到 Enfield。」联邦众议员 Joe Courtney 表示，他的办公室与 Enfield 镇及州交通厅并肩工作了十五年，把恢复客运服务作为该镇最重要的目标之一。Enfield 位于 Springfield Union Station 与 Windsor Locks 之间约15英里的空白段上，旧站1986年关闭。Enfield 站是哈特福德线沿线车站建设计划的一部分，该线路连接 New Haven、Hartford 与 Springfield，州政府近年来持续投入州与联邦资金扩充沿线站点与运力。
Connecticut Breaks Ground on New Enfield Train Station: $125.3 Million Hartford Line Project Due in Fall 2030
Enfield, Connecticut — Governor Ned Lamont announced on October 28 that construction has officially begun on the new Enfield train station on the Hartford Line. The $125.3 million project is funded approximately 85% by the state and 15% by the federal government. The station will feature a 350-foot platform and about 80 parking spaces, is expected to be completed in the fall of 2030, and is projected to serve nearly 130,000 riders a year by 2031.
Under the plan released by the governor's office, trains from the new station will reach Hartford in about 23 minutes and Springfield in about 13 minutes, connecting the northern Connecticut town of Enfield to commuter and intercity rail service on the Hartford Line. Lamont and state Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said in the groundbreaking announcement that the new station will improve travel options for local residents and support development around the station.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney were among the elected officials who commented on the start of construction. The Enfield station is part of the Hartford Line station-building program along the corridor linking New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, where the state has continued to invest state and federal funds in stations and capacity.
"Building this new station means better access to jobs and education, while creating new opportunities for housing, businesses, and private investment in Thompsonville," Lamont said. Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said the project is "closing a critical gap in the Hartford Line" by bringing passenger rail and local bus service together. The station will have a mostly enclosed waiting area, covered seating, wind screens, an electric snow-melting system for the platform, ramps and stairs, about 80 parking spaces with EV charging for roughly 15, and a bus area for two full-size buses connecting with Enfield’s Magic Carpet bus service. The project also replaces the Main Street railroad bridge, realigns about 4,400 feet of track, and adds a gauntlet track for oversized freight. "After 40 years, rail service is arriving in Enfield," said Senator Richard Blumenthal. Congressman Joe Courtney said his office worked with the town and the state DOT for more than fifteen years to restore the service, which ended in 1986; the station fills a roughly 15-mile gap between Springfield Union Station and Windsor Locks.
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