New Haven State Street station

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 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.

New Haven–State Street
New Haven State Street station in September 2018
Location	259 State Street New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.305763°N 72.921753°W / 41.305763; -72.921753
Owned by	ConnDOT
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTtransit: 204, 206, 212, 223, 274, 278 Yale Shuttle: Red Line
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike racks are available Bike Sharing (Bike New Haven)
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Michael Baker International
Other information
Station code	STS (Amtrak)
Fare zone	21 (Metro-North)
History
Opened	June 7, 2002[1]
Rebuilt	2017–2018
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	824[2] (Amtrak)
Passengers (2018)	201[3] (MNRR)
Rank	98 of 124[3]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station New Haven Terminus Hartford Line Wallingford toward Springfield New Haven toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional New Haven Terminus Valley Flyer Wallingford toward Greenfield      Vermonter does not stop here Preceding station ConnDOT Following station New Haven Union Station toward Stamford Shore Line East Branford toward Old Saybrook or New London New Haven Union Station Terminus Hartford Line Wallingford toward Springfield North Haven (proposed) toward Springfield Preceding station Metro-North Following station New Haven towards Grand Central New Haven Line limited service Terminus

Service

A station closer to New Haven's business district than Union Station was first proposed in 1996.[4] The station opened on June 7, 2002 for Shore Line East service, with Metro-North service added on June 24, 2002.[1][4] Hartford Line and New Haven–Springfield Shuttle service began on June 16, 2018.[5][5] Most Shore Line East and all Hartford Line trains (both Amtrak and CTrail) stop at the station.[6] 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

Second platform under construction in December 2017

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.[7] The station originally only had the island platform when it opened; the side platform was built for the 2018 opening of the Hartford Line.[8][9] 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.[10][11] The second platform was originally expected to be complete by the end of 2017.[12] 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.[13] The platform opened on June 8, 2018.[14]

References

1. "New State Street Railroad Station Opens In Downtown New Haven". Rideworks Review. Summer 2002. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
2. "New Haven – State Street, CT (STS)". Great American Stations. December 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
3. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
4. "Final Report of the Task Force on Rail Service". Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research. February 1996. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
5. "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.
6. "CTrail Hartford Line Schedule" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
7. "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.
8. Emily (October 18, 2011). "Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: State Street". I Ride the Harlem Line. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
9. 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.
10. "New Haven State Street Station to get 2nd platform through federal grant". New Haven Register. September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
11. "Construction Progresses at Hartford Line Stations" (PDF). New Haven - Hartford - Springfield Rail Program Newsletter. Connecticut Department of Transportation: 2. Fall 2016.
12. "From the Commissioner" (PDF). New Haven-Hartford Springfield Rail Program Newsletter. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Summer 2017. p. 1.
13. "State Street Station – Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
14. "New Haven - Hartford - Springfield Rail Program: Stay Informed". www.nhhsrail.com. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

External links

Media related to New Haven State Street station at Wikimedia Commons

• New Haven State Street – Amtrak
• Hartford Line – New Haven State Street
• Shore Line East – State Street Station

• Metro-North station page for New Haven State Street
• State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View