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Calling all commuters: How would proposed Shore Line East rail service expansion affect you?

July 13, 2021 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 14, 2021 5:06 pm

Passengers wait to board a southbound Shore Line East train Dec. 26, 2014, at Union Station in New London. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The state Department of Transportation is set to study the possibility of extending Shore Line East rail service to Westerly, of a new rail route from New London to Norwich, and of new passenger stations in Stonington and Groton.

How would these developments impact you, and how do you think these new routes and passenger stations will affect our region, for better or worse?

Please leave your comments below or email Day Staff Writer Sten Spinella at s.spinella@theday.com.

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