New Haven – Springfield – St. Albans

Federal Railroad Administration

Corridor 

Characteristics

Length States Population

308 miles CT, MA, VT 4 million

Vermonter Rehabilitation

$53 million (HSIPR)

Knowledge Corridor

Restore Vermonter

$73 million (HSIPR)

Hartford’s Intermodal

Transportation Triangle

$10 million (TIGER)

Hartford-Windsor

Capacity Improvement

$30 million (HSIPR)

New Haven-Springfield

Second Track

$40 million (HSIPR)

New Haven-Springfield

Improvements

$121 million (HSIPR)

Commerce Connection

Freight Rail Project

$8 million (TIGER)

FRA has invested over $330 million to improve performance and increase 

capacity along the important route linking Connecticut and Massachusetts, with 

additional rehabilitation on the Vermonter. 

Major improvements are underway in Connecticut, with almost $275 million in 

additional HSIPR and TIGER investments to improve rail performance running 

north-south as a complement to existing service through New Haven.

Continuing north, the Vermonter route provides additional travel options to 

Massachusetts, and Vermont. As ridership continues to grow, FRA has invested 

over $120 million to bring the route into a state of good repair in both states, 

with a project to rehabilitate over 150 miles of track in Vermont completed on

time and under budget. This line is being studied for possible future service to 

Montreal, which was the northern terminus of the corridor prior to 1995.

Increased Speed/

Reduced Trip Time

Construction of 50 miles of new track will allow Amtrak's 

Vermonter service to operate on a more direct and 

populated route through Massachusetts, and projects in 

Connecticut will reduce trip times by up to 10 minutes.

Service Frequency

Three HSIPR projects will improve performance and 

increase frequency between New Haven, Hartford, and 

Springfield. Almost 30 miles of second track will increase 

operational flexibility for both passenger and freight trains, 

while grade crossing improvements will bring added safety.

State of Good Repair

In 2009, FRA invested $52.7 million to complete track, 

signal, and bridge improvements on more than 150 

miles in Vermont, enabling increased speeds, reduced 

travel time, and improved on-time performance.
Federal Railroad Administration

Ridership On-Time Pct. (V) On-Time Pct. (CT)

New Haven – Springfield – St. Albans

+20% ridership

+5% on-time (Vermonter)

-6% on-time (New Haven-Springfield)

Since 2005

Ridership, FY05:

369,237

Ridership, FY15:

444,006

OTP, FY05:

78.1%

OTP, FY14:

80.3%

Corridor Performance

FY05 FY10 FY15

SOURCES : Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010. Ridership & On-Time Performance: Amtrak, 2016. All Other Information: Federal Railroad Administration, 2016.

Totals may not add exactly due to rounding.

OTP, FY15:

82.7%

OTP, FY15:

74.6%

Corridor Projects Program Fiscal Year Year 

Complete Completion Status Federal Non-Federal Total

(FY09-Present, $M)

New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Program 

Phase 2 (New Haven – Hartford) HSIPR 2010 2017 Construction Underway $120.9 $141.9 $262.8

Knowledge Corridor Restore Vermonter HSIPR 2009 2017 Construction Underway $72.8 $28.0 $100.8

Vermonter Rehabilitation HSIPR 2009 2012 Complete $52.7 $20.0 $72.7

New Haven-Springfield Corridor Second Main Track 

(Milepost 20.6 to 31.1) HSIPR 2009 2017 Construction Underway $40.0 $20.0 $60.0

Hartford-Windsor Capacity Improvement Project HSIPR 2009 2017 Construction Underway $30.0 $12.8 $42.8

Hartford’s Intermodal Transportation Triangle

(Not FRA-overseen) TIGER 2012 2016 Construction Underway $10.0 $11.1 $21.1

Commerce Connection Project TIGER 2012 2016 Construction Underway $7.9 $3.4 $11.3

TOTAL $334.3 $237.2 $571.5

Construction of new high-level platforms at the Berlin, CT station in June 2016

Poor track 

conditions prior 

to investments