Newington Junction is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line and a planned passenger rail station located off Willard Avenue (CT-173) in the Newington Junction neighborhood of Newington, Connecticut. The first railroad station was built there at the site in 1850; a newer station building and freight house, both built in the 1890s, are extant and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Newington Junction Railroad Depot". Rail service lasted until approximately 1959. A bus rapid transit station, Newington Junction, opened as part of CTfastrak in March 2015.A commuter rail station, to be located adjacent to the bus station, is also planned. As of late 2015, funding for the startup of the Hartford Line had been secured and the service is scheduled to begin operation in early 2018. However, the construction of the commuter rail platforms at Newington Junction is not currently funded, and it will not be a stop on the initial service. Newington and the other infill stations are planned to be complete by 2022.HistoryThe Hartford and New Haven Railroad opened through Newington in 1839, but the railroad did not immediately establish a station there. The Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad opened in 1850; it shared the H&NH right of way north of Newington, but diverged to the south and ran to New Britain. The H&NH then moved its New Britain station, built two years before, to serve as Newington station for both railroads.
