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Union Station (New Haven)

New Haven
New Haven Union Station from Union Avenue, December 2016.JPG
New Haven Union Station in December 2016
Location 50 Union Avenue US 1.svg
New Haven, Connecticut
United States
Coordinates 41°17′51″N 72°55′36″W / 41.29750°N 72.92667°W / 41.29750; -72.92667Coordinates: 41°17′51″N 72°55′36″W / 41.29750°N 72.92667°W / 41.29750; -72.92667
Owned by ConnDOT
Line(s) Northeast Corridor
New Haven–Springfield Line
Platforms 4 island platforms
Tracks 9
Connections Intercity Bus CT Transit
Intercity Bus Greyhound
Intercity Bus Megabus
Intercity Bus Yale Shuttle
Construction
Parking Union Station parking garage offers 24-hour parking
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code NHV (Amtrak)
ZVE (IATA)
Fare zone 21 (Metro-North)
History
Opened 1920
Rebuilt 1985
Electrified 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 1.821 million (Metro-North)
Passengers (2015) 698,656 Decrease 2.2% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
Acela Express
Northeast Regional
Terminus New Haven – Springfield Shuttle
Vermonter
toward St. Albans
MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad
New Haven Line
ConnDOT
toward Stamford
Shore Line East
toward New London
  Starting in early 2018  
Terminus Hartford Line
toward Springfield
New Haven Railroad Station
Location Union Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Built 1920
Architect Cass Gilbert
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 75001941
Added to NRHP September 3, 1975
Location
New Haven is located in Connecticut
New Haven
New Haven
Location within Connecticut

Union Station, also known as New Haven Railroad Station (IATA: ZVE) or simply New Haven, is the main railroad passenger station in New Haven, Connecticut. Designed by noted American architect Cass Gilbert, the beaux-arts Union Station was completed and opened in 1920 after the previous Union Station (which was located at the foot of Meadow Street, near the site of the current Union Station parking garage) was destroyed by fire. It served the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad until it fell into decline, along with the rest of the railroad industry in North America after World War II. It was shuttered in 1972, leaving only the under-track 'subway' open for passengers, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1975, but it was almost demolished before the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project came to the rescue in 1979. Reopened after extensive renovations in early 1985, it is now the premier gateway to the city.

The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as New Haven Railroad Station. Its significance is partly as an example of the work of Cass Gilbert, who also designed the Woolworth Building in New York and the U.S. Supreme Court Building.

The restored building features interior limestone walls, ornate ceilings, chandeliers and striking stainless steel ceilings in the tunnels to the trains. The large waiting room is thirty-five feet high and features models of NYNH&HRR trains on the benches.

Amtrak runs frequent service through Union Station along the electrified Northeast Corridor rail line. Most Amtrak trains are Northeast Regional trains or Acela Express trains operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston.


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