Old Saybrook Train Station Lights Up the Night

Shapes, lights, and energy keep the Old Saybrook Train Station alive even on a warm summer’s night.

It is served by Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train line (between the New Haven and New London stations) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Shore Line East trail line (between the Westbrook and New London stations). 

This Old Saybook Station, located along Route 1, has a side platform and an island platform with three tracks. 

Today’s station was rebuilt in 2002 and served 63,315 passengers in 2012, according to Wikipedia. 

The facility is not far from the Middlesex Turnpike (State Route 154) and the Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95). 

It is electrified with 25,000 volts through an overhead catenary. 

The Old Saybrook Station was originally constructed in 1873 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and served that company along with the Connecticut Valley Railroad, Wikipedia reported.

East of the station is the Saybrook Junction Marketplace, a complex with shops, restaurants, and offices with architecture resembling a New England village. It was one of the first times that Amtrak allowed a private developer to take a long term lease on one of its properties to create a more attractive area.

The station is located at 455 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook, is open daily from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and has station code OSB.