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New Haven – State St
New Haven State Street station in September 2018
General information
Location	259 State Street New Haven, Connecticut United States
Coordinates	41°18′21″N 72°55′18″W / 41.305763°N 72.921753°W / 41.305763; -72.921753
Owned by	CTDOT
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CT Transit: 204, 206, 212, 223, 274, 278 Yale Shuttle: Red Line
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Racks, Bike New Haven bikeshare station
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Michael Baker International
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: STS
Fare zone	21 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	June 7, 2002
Rebuilt	2017–2018
Passengers
FY 2023	20,897 annually (Amtrak)
2018	201 daily boardings (Metro-North)
2019	177 daily boardings (Shore Line East)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station New Haventoward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Wallingfordtoward Springfield New HavenTerminus Amtrak Hartford Line Valley Flyer Wallingfordtoward Greenfield      Vermonter does not stop here Preceding station CT Rail Following station New Haven Union StationTerminus Shore Line East Branfordtoward New London New Haven Union Stationlimited weekday servicetoward Stamford New Haven Union StationTerminus Hartford Line Wallingfordtoward Springfield Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station New Haventoward Grand Central New Haven Linepeak service Terminus
Location

New Haven State Street station is a commuter rail station located on 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 the much larger New Haven Union Station and is intended to offer easier access to New Haven's downtown business district. It is served by CT Rail Shore Line East and Hartford Line commuter trains, Amtrak Hartford Line trains, Springfield-terminating Northeast Regional trains, and Valley Flyer trains, and a limited number of Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line trains. Originally proposed in 1996, State Street opened on June 7, 2002. A second platform opened on June 8, 2018, in time for the beginning of Hartford Line service.

Service

A station closer to New Haven's business district than Union Station was first proposed in 1996. The station opened on June 7, 2002, for Shore Line East service, with Metro-North service added on June 24, 2002. Hartford Line and New Haven–Springfield Shuttle service began on June 16, 2018. Most Shore Line East and all Hartford Line trains (both Amtrak and CT Rail) stop at the station. Travel time to Union Station is approximately two minutes and is fare-free, except on Metro-North. Metro-North trains only serve the station on weekday reverse peak runs (plus one midday trip). There are five trains from Grand Central Terminal and six trains to Grand Central per weekday.

Station design

The Northeast Corridor has four tracks at this location, in a shallow cut. From southeast to northwest, the tracks are numbered 1, 2, 4 and 6. State Street has a three-car-long high-level island platform between tracks 4 and 6, and a 344 feet (105 m) four car-long side platform serving track 1. Track 2 is used only by trains bypassing the station. The station originally only had the island platform when it opened; the side platform was built for the 2018 opening of the Hartford Line. Because the side platform was not part of the original station, the two platforms are not directly connected and are accessed separately, with two pedestrian bridges, staircases and elevators connecting the platforms to the street-level entrance and busway.

Construction on the second platform began in July 2016, using $10 million in federal funding from a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant. The second platform was originally expected to be complete by the end of 2017. The construction of the second platform was paired with security improvements, LED walkway and platform lighting, a sheltered bicycle parking area, platform snow melters, and real-time train information displays. The platform opened on June 8, 2018.

References

1. ^ "New State Street Railroad Station Opens In Downtown New Haven". Rideworks Review. Summer 2002. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
3. Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 6.
4. "Attachment 8: Shore Line East station ridership" (PDF). Facility Management Services for Various Railroad Station Facilities for Region C. Connecticut Department of Transportation. 2021.
5. ^ "Final Report of the Task Force on Rail Service". Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research. February 1996. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
6. "CTrail Hartford Line Rail Service Scheduled to Launch June 16; Commemorative Inaugural Event to be Held Friday, June 15" (Press release). Connecticut Department of Transportation. April 17, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
7. "CTrail Hartford Line Schedule" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
8. "Context Sensitive Design in Connecticut: State Street Railroad Station in New Haven, Connecticut". Northeast Regional Workshop. Context Sensitive Solutions. November 27, 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
9. Emily (October 18, 2011). "Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: State Street". I Ride the Harlem Line. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
10. CDM Smith (February 24, 2012). "Station and Layover Site Concept Plans" (PDF). New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Environmental Assessment. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
11. "New Haven State Street Station to get 2nd platform through federal grant". New Haven Register. September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
12. "Construction Progresses at Hartford Line Stations" (PDF). New Haven - Hartford - Springfield Rail Program Newsletter. Connecticut Department of Transportation: 2. Fall 2016.
13. "From the Commissioner" (PDF). New Haven-Hartford Springfield Rail Program Newsletter. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Summer 2017. p. 1.
14. "State Street Station – Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
15. "New Haven - Hartford - Springfield Rail Program: Stay Informed". www.nhhsrail.com. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

External links

• New Haven State Street – Amtrak
• New Haven State Street – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Hartford Line – New Haven State Street
• Shore Line East – State Street Station

• Metro-North station page for New Haven State Street
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

v t e CT Rail
Stations	Hartford Line Springfield Enfield Windsor Locks Windsor Hartford West Hartford Newington Berlin Meriden Wallingford North Haven New Haven State Street New Haven Union Station Shore Line East New London Niantic Old Saybrook Westbrook Clinton Madison Guilford Branford New Haven State Street New Haven Union Station
Rolling stock	Current Locomotives GE P40DC EMD GP40-3H Coaches Mafersa Multiple units Kawasaki M8 Retired Coaches MBB-3
Infrastructure	New Haven–Springfield Line (Amtrak) Northeast Corridor (Amtrak and CTDOT)
Affiliations	Connecticut Department of Transportation Operators Amtrak TransitAmerica Services/Alternate Concepts
Italics indicate future stations

• Metro-North Railroad stations in Connecticut
• Shore Line East stations
• Stations on the New Haven–Springfield Line
• Transportation in New Haven, Connecticut
• Railroad stations in New Haven County, Connecticut
• Buildings and structures in New Haven, Connecticut
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 2002
• 2002 establishments in Connecticut
• Amtrak stations in Connecticut