{"id":2624,"date":"2022-09-20T21:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T01:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:37:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:37:34","slug":"guilford-shore-line-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/20\/guilford-shore-line-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilford (CTrail)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Man, did I think Madison<\/a> was the worst Shore Line East station. I mean, I still stand by that statement largely due to the fact it’s single-tracked. But, that didn’t prepare me for the nightmare of Guilford. So, how bad is it? Well, let’s find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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to Guilford Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There’s the signage!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, getting off the train, the station already looks decrepit. Like, why?! Why are there benches taped off? Furthermore, why does the stairs look decrepit as hell?! The elevators? Nah, I don’t trust them. The worst part of this is that the station was rebuilt in 2005.<\/strong> Yeah, this thing is newer than South Attleboro and it’s already looking like its falling apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The obligatory track pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WHY?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bike racks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’ll at least give it credit: it has bike racks and a dropoff\/pickup area on the westbound side. Furthermore, it’s triple-tracked so parked Shore Line East trains aren’t obstructing the mainline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uhhhh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Westbound from the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And eastbound!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The majority of the parking – it looks like a high-ish ridership station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A train coming in from New Haven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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OH NO<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The bridge from outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An Acela!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The other side – with the old red dot matrix sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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UHHHHHHHHHHHH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It’s in the middle of a residential neighborhood! Largely, that means (I presume) a decent amount of ridership is (probably) local. Plus, it’s decently used, given how full the parking lot is.

The bad: Why is this place falling apart?! Just, why?! It’s too new for that. Also, why is the ceiling in the indoor stair area netted?

Transit connections: CTrail (Shore Line East)

Nearby points of interest: The town of Guilford. Doesn’t seem too interesting, though.

Overall, it could be a decent station. It’s hindered greatly by the fact it’s just so decrepit-looking. C’mon ConnDOT, repair this place!

Rating: 5.5\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TRAIN APPROACHING
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Man, did I think Madison was the worst Shore Line East station. I mean, I still stand by that statement largely due to the fact it’s single-tracked. But, that didn’t prepare me for the nightmare of Guilford. So, how bad is it? Well, let’s find out. So, getting off the train, the station already looks … Continue reading “Guilford (CTrail)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,10,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-irl","category-public-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6690,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624\/revisions\/6690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}