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The current Union Station is the third such station to exist in New Haven; the first station, designed by Henry Austin, was opened in 1848 by the New York and New Haven Railroad. [27] It was replaced by a new station in a different part of the city in 1879, under the auspices of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad .
Union Station New Haven Line: New Haven: New Haven, CT: New Haven ‡ 1920 Also serves CT Rail's Shore Line East and Hartford Line and Amtrak's Acela, Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer, and Vermonter trains. University Heights Hudson Line: University Heights: The Bronx, NY: New York Central ‡ Also served Putnam Branch until 1958
Between New Haven and New York City, I-95 is one of the most congested highways in the United States. Many people now drive longer distances to work in the New York City area. This strains the three lanes of traffic capacity, resulting in lengthy rush hour delays. Frequently, the congestion spills over to clog the parallel Merritt Parkway.
Since 2022, Union Station commuters have had to use a temporary platform on Shrewsbury Street to board the train, either making a trek from the main Union Station building or driving to a parking ...
A station closer to New Haven's business district than Union Station was first proposed in 1996. [5] The station opened on June 7, 2002, for Shore Line East service, with Metro-North service added on June 24, 2002. [1] [5] Hartford Line and New Haven–Springfield Shuttle service began on June 16, 2018. [6]
New Haven Railroad colors and emblems were placed at several stations, particularly New Haven Union Station. [11] Clamdigger service as run by Amtrak in 1971. The New Haven Railroad operated local service on the Shore Line up until its merger with Penn Central on January 1
Front view of the 1893-built station. Union Station was destroyed by fire on April 3, 1893. [6] Construction on a replacement station began that August. [6] A separate structure to the south was built to house the signal functions; the tower on the new station was lower and smaller because it was no longer needed to control the interlocking.
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