New Haven State Street station

New Haven State Street
Station entrance from State Street
Location	259 State Street and 734 Chapel and Court Streets, New Haven, CT 06519
Coordinates	41°18′21″N 72°55′18″W / 41.305763°N 72.921753°W
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	1 island platform (open) 1 side platform (under construction)
Tracks	4
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
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 New Haven Union Station toward Stamford Shore Line East Branford toward New London Metro-North Railroad New Haven Union Station toward Grand Central New Haven Line Terminus   Starting in early 2018   New Haven Union Station Terminus Hartford Line Hamden 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. 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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

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.”^[4]

Station design

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7][8] The second platform will be built using $10 million in federal funding from a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.^[9] 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. ^[10] Construction on the second platform began in July 2016.^[11]

References

1. "New State Street Railroad Station Opens In Downtown New Haven". Rideworks Review. Summer 2002. Archived from the original on 26 March 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
2. "Final Report of the Task Force on Rail Service". Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research. February 1996. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
3. Stacom, Dan (4 December 2015). "Springfield-To-New CommHavenuter Rail Cost Increases, Service Begins In 2018". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. Appal, Allan (9 March 2010). "360 State Hailed As National Model". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
5. "Context Sensitive Design in Connecticut: State Street Railroad Station in New Haven, Connecticut". Northeast Regional Workshop. Context Sensitive Solutions. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
6. Stannard, Ed (May 6, 2010). "Work on New Haven train stations begins Monday". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
7. "Emily" (18 October 2011). "Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: State Street". I Ride the Harlem Line. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
8. CDM Smith (24 February 2012). "Station and Layover Site Concept Plans" (PDF). New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Environmental Assessment. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
9. "New Haven State Street Station to get 2nd platform through federal grant". New Haven Register. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
10. "State Street Station – Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
11. "Construction Progresses at Hartford Line Stations". NEW HAVEN - HARTFORD - SPRINGFIELD RAIL PROGRAM NEWSLETTER. Connecticut Department of Transportation: 2. Fall 2016.

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - New Haven-State Street
• Shore Line East - State Street Station
• State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Rendering of proposed second platform