CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: CTDOT Announces End of Free Parking Promotion at Hartford Line Stations Beginning on September 4, 2018

Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following announcement on Aug. 29.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation today announced that on Tuesday, September 4th, it will end its free parking promotion and begin paid parking at the CTrail Hartford Line stations in Berlin, Meriden and Wallingford.

Paid parking applies Monday through Friday for both Hartford Line rail passengers and the public. Parking is free on weekends and federal holidays. These stations are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Please see below for additional information:

Berlin Station (51 Depot Road)

· Weekday Parking: $2/day. Pay before boarding the train at the parking kiosks or Hartford Line ticket vending machines. Passengers must provide their parking space number prior to remitting payment. Cash, debit and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) accepted.

· Monthly parking available for $20/month*

· 235 spaces available at the station’s surface parking lot.

Meriden Station (60 State Street)

· Weekday Parking:

o Surface lot (65 spaces): $2/day. Pay at gate with debit/credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) or by cash at the parking kiosk located adjacent to lot before leaving. 65 parking spaces.

o 24 Colony Street parking garage (225 spaces). First 2 hours free. $7/day for non-rail passengers. Hartford Line passengers pay only $2 with a voucher and may obtain it from the garage attendant by showing proof of rail ticket purchase. Cash payments can only be made at the garage parking pay station, located on the ground level at the Church Street entrance. Debit/credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) may be used at the pay station or exit gate.

· Monthly parking available for both surface parking and parking garage:

o $20/month for rail passengers and $40/month for non-rail passengers.

Wallingford Station (343 North Cherry Street)

· Weekday Parking: $2/day. Pay before boarding the train at the parking kiosks or Hartford Line ticket vending machines. Passengers must provide their parking space number prior to remitting payment. Cash, debit and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) accepted.

· Monthly parking available for $20/month*

· 221 spaces available at the station’s two surface parking lots (North Cherry Street and Route 5).

*To apply for a monthly parking permit visit www.ctrides.com/parking.

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