Union Station (New Haven, Connecticut)

New Haven
New Haven Union Station in December 2016
Location	50 Union Avenue 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	CT Transit Greyhound Megabus 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  2.2% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Stamford toward Washington, DC Acela Express New London toward Boston South Station Bridgeport toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Wallingford toward Springfield, MA Old Saybrook toward Boston South Station Terminus New Haven – Springfield Shuttle Wallingford toward Springfield, MA Bridgeport toward Washington, DC Vermonter Wallingford toward St. Albans Metro-North Railroad West Haven toward Grand Central New Haven Line New Haven State Street toward New Haven State Street ConnDOT West Haven toward Stamford Shore Line East New Haven State Street toward New London   Starting in early 2018   Terminus Hartford Line New Haven State Street toward Springfield
New Haven Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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 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.