The grand-opening celebrations are this weekend at Springfield’s restored Union Station, but the new transit center will only partially be operational.
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority will be operating out of Union Station starting Sunday afternoon, but not Peter Pan Bus Lines or Greyhound. Also, some retail service tenants are not ready to open, according to Springfield Chief Development Officer Kevin Kennedy.
" I would say we will be fully operational in terms of inter-city ( bus) and all the retail and everything by the end of July, beginning of August," Kennedy said.
Beginning Sunday, train passengers will be able to use a new tunnel from the station’s main concourse to reach the boarding platform.
There is no change in Amtrak’s scheduled Springfield service.
