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New Haven–Springfield Shuttle
The Amtrak ''Hartford Line'' is a train service run by Amtrak primarily between Springfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, along Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. Service on the line takes the form of shuttle trains, ''Valley Flyer'' trains or ''Northeast Regional'' through trains. The shuttle trains meet ''Acela'' and ''Northeast Regional'' services at Union Station (New Haven), New Haven Union Station where passengers can typically make a cross-platform transfer between trains. ''Valley Flyer'' trains also offer the same connecting service at New Haven, but continue past Springfield north to Greenfield, Massachusetts. Two ''Northeast Regional'' round trips operate daily between Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C. and Springfield, with at least one southbound trip continuing into Amtrak Virginia, Virginia. Prior to the addition of the ''Valley Flyer'' and the ''Northeast Regional'' thru trains, the service was known as the ''New Haven–Springfield S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-city Rail
Inter-city rail services are Express train, express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than Commuter rail, commuter or Regional rail, regional trains. They include rail services that are neither short-distance commuter rail trains within one city area nor slow regional rail trains stopping at all stations and covering local journeys only. An inter-city train is typically an express train with limited stops and comfortable carriages to serve long-distance travel. Inter-city rail sometimes provides international services. This is most prevalent in Europe because of the proximity of its 50 countries to a 10,180,000-square-kilometre (3,930,000-square-mile) area. Eurostar and EuroCity are examples. In many European countries, the word InterCity or Inter-City is an official brand name for a network of regular-interval and relatively long-distance train services that meet certain criteria of speed and comfort. That use of the term appeared in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
