Line(s) Northeast Corridor Disabled access Yes Platforms in use 1 | Tracks 4 Opened 7 June 2002 | |
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Location 259 State Street and
734 Chapel and Court Streets,
New Haven, CT 06519 Connections CTTransit New Haven: C, D, F, G, L, M, Q, Z, New Haven Commuter Connection (AM only) - Downtown, Sargent Drive
Yale Shuttle: Red Line Parking No station parking (private garages nearby) Address 259 State St, New Haven, CT 06519, USA Similar Union Station, Rowayton, East Norwalk, Merritt 7, South Norwalk | ||
Railfanning new haven state street station
New Haven State Street is a commuter rail station located off State Street in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. The secondary railroad station in the city, it is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northeast of much larger New Haven Union Station and is intended to offer easier access to New Haven's business district. It is the penultimate westbound stop for the majority of Shore Line East runs and is the terminal of Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line for a limited number of peak-hour runs. Originally proposed in 1996, State Street opened on June 7, 2002 for Shore Line East service and for New Haven Line service on June 24, 2002.
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- Railfanning new haven state street station
- Metro north arrives into new haven state street station
- Service
- Station design
- Planned service
- References
Additionally, State Street is a planned stop on the Hartford Line, a commuter rail service that will run between Union Station in downtown New Haven and Springfield, Massachusetts. As of December 2015, funding had been secured with the service scheduled to begin operation in early 2018.
Metro north arrives into new haven state street station
Service
Most Shore Line East trains stop at the station. Travel time to Union Station is approximately two minutes, and is fare-free.
Metro-North trains only serve the station on reverse peak runs (plus one midday trip). There are five trains from Grand Central Terminal and six trains to Grand Central per weekday. The Union Station - State Street section is not free on Metro-North trains.
In 2010, the developer of 360 State Street showed his interest in having more train service at State Street, which is directly across from the luxury apartment skyscraper. He predicted that Metro North would increase the number of trains servicing the station once demand became visibly high enough. In an 2010 interview with the New Haven Independent, he claimed “When we have 1,000 people living in this building, you’ll see more trains servicing the station.”
Station design
State Street currently has one three-car-long high-level island platform, similar in design to the side platforms on other Shore Line East stations. The New Haven Line has four tracks at this location, located in a shallow cut. The platform is adjacent to Tracks 4 and 6, on the southeast side of the cut. The two northwest side tracks, numbered 1 and 2, are not adjacent to the platform and are used only by through trains. The platform is connected by staircases and an elevator to a pedestrian bridge which leads to the street-level entrance and busway.
In 2010, the Connecticut Department of Transportation upgraded public address and visual messaging systems at State Street as a side part of a project to improve Union Station.
Planned service
State Street will be a stop on the Hartford Line, currently scheduled to begin service in 2018. A 180-foot side platform next to track 1, with a pedestrian bridge to the current entrance, will be built for the service. The second platform will be built using $10 million in federal funding from a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant. The project will also include security improvements, LED walkway and platform lighting, a sheltered bicycle parking area, platform snow melters, and real-time train information displays. Construction on the second platform began in July 2016.