New Haven State Street station

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New Haven State Street
New Haven State Street Station.JPG
Station entrance from State Street
Location 259 State Street and
734 Chapel and Court Streets,
New Haven, CT 06519
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Line(s) Northeast Corridor
Platforms 1 island platform (open)
1 side platform (under construction)
Tracks 4
Connections Local Transit CTTransit New Haven: C, D, F, G, L, M, Q, Z, New Haven Commuter Connection (AM only) - Downtown, Sargent Drive
Local Transit Yale Shuttle: Red Line
Construction
Parking No station parking (private garages nearby)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 21 (Metro-North)
History
Opened June 7, 2002[1]
Electrified 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   ConnDOT   Following station
toward Stamford
 Shore Line East
toward New London
MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad
New Haven Line Terminus
  Starting in early 2018  
Terminus
 Hartford Line
toward Springfield

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. State Street opened on June 7, 2002 for Shore Line East service; New Haven Line service began on June 24, 2002.[1]

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.[2]

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.”[3]

Station design

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Island platform at State Street viewed from a passing Amtrak train

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7] The second platform will be built using $10 million in federal funding from a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.[8] 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. [9]

References

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