New Windsor Locks Station Opens for Sunday Service

Windsor Locks station opens for passenger service on Sunday, October 18, 2026, moving trains to a new downtown location in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Amtrak listed the new location as effective on that date, and CTrail Hartford Line trains joined Amtrak services at the new stop. The move follows a ribbon cutting on October 13, which marked the completion of the station building and platform. For regular travellers, Sunday was the first chance to board from the new site.

The new station offers a 500-foot high-level platform, which makes boarding easier, especially for passengers with luggage, pushchairs or mobility needs. It also provides 159 parking spaces, giving drivers a clear place to park before catching a train. The project, CTDOT project 0320-0016, was designed to place the station in the heart of downtown, close to homes, shops and local services. The station code remains WNL, so tickets and bookings did not need to change, even though the physical location did.

Windsor Locks Station Opens Downtown

Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer and Vermonter trains were set to use the new station, keeping the same routes and timetables but from a better location. Travellers who had saved the old station as a map pin were advised to update it before Sunday, to avoid heading to the wrong place. Station staff and signs were in place to guide people to the new platform, parking area and access paths on the first day of service.

The opening is good news for commuters, students and visitors travelling between Connecticut towns and onward to New York, Boston and beyond. A downtown station can shorten walks, support nearby businesses and make rail travel a simpler daily choice. It also improves access to Bradley International Airport, which sits close to Windsor Locks. After years of planning, the new Windsor Locks station is now open, and its first Sunday of service marks a fresh start for rail travel in the town.

Source: Deep Arrival