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SB00012 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Heather S. Somers, 18th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the goal is to ease traffic congestion and promote tourism, but does not provide data on whether these goals will be achieved.

Funding for Shore Line East Rail Service

This bill provides money from a special fund to add more train trips on the Shore Line East route between New Haven and Mystic during specific days in the summer.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates funds from the Special Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
  • Increases rail service on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays between late May and early September.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Transportation
  • Passengers traveling between New Haven and Mystic

Terms To Know

Appropriated funds
Money officially set aside by the government for a specific use.
Special Transportation Fund
A state account used to pay for transportation projects and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how many extra trains will run.
  • No information is given about ticket prices or train schedules outside of the specified summer dates.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to increase the Shore Line East rail service between the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic in order to ease traffic congestion on Interstate Route 95 and promote tourism along the Connecticut shoreline during the summer.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 316 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 12
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 316

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL
LINE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That sufficient funds be appropriated to the Department of 1
Transportation, from the Special Transportation Fund, for the fiscal year 2
ending June 30, 2026, to increase rail service on the Shore Line East rail 3
line between the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic on each 4
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday between the last Monday in 5
May and the first Monday in September. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to increase the Shore Line East rail service between
the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic in order to ease traffic
congestion on Interstate Route 95 and promote tourism along the
Connecticut shoreline during the summer.