CTfastrak is a regional bus rapid transit system currently operating between downtown Hartford and Downtown New Britain station in New Britain in central Connecticut. Operated by Connecticut Transit, it is the first bus rapid transit system in Connecticut and the second in New England after the MBTA Silver Line. CTfastrak opened on March 28, 2015 after fifteen years of planning and three years of construction.
A 62-foot CTfastrak bus at Downtown New Britain station in November 2015
A lengthy bridge carries the busway over East Street (pictured) and Allen Street in New Britain
A 62ft CTfastrak bus on route 101 at Cedar Street
A CTfastrak 40ft bus on route 128 at Flatbush Avenue
Downtown New Britain station
Downtown New Britain is a bus rapid transit station and the terminus of the CTfastrak line, located just south of Route 72 off Columbus Boulevard and Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, comprising a collective total of 19 bus bays for CTfastrak local and express services, plus local CT Transit buses which do not use the busway. The station is located at the site of New Britain's former railroad station, which saw service from 1850 to 1960.
Downtown New Britain station in June 2015
1910 postcard of the 1887-built New Britain station
