HARTFORD, Conn. — The CTrail Hartford Line commuter service has carried more than 1 million riders since its debut in June 2018, well ahead of original ridership projections.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced in a Thursday press release that the line carried its millionth rider during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Year-over-year ridership is up 25 percent, with 750,000 passenger trips projected for its second year, surpassing the projected 667,000. November was the line’s biggest single month for ridership, with 70,551 passengers.
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Jospeh Giulietti attributed the success in part to the coordinated operations on the line by CTrail and Amtrak, which allows passengers to use either carrier at the same ticket price. Weekday service on the route seeks 14 trains in each direction — eight CTrail and six Amtrak trains northbound, and six CTrail trains and eight Amtrak trains southbound.
