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State Street Station is a new facility for Shore Line East commuters traveling between Branford and New Haven's Union Station. The station is located on State Street, between Court and Chapel Streets, in New Haven. Only two blocks from the New Haven Green, the station is a convenient walk to many downtown businesses. Limited New Haven Line (Metro North) trains provide service to State Street Station for enhanced access to downtown from areas west of the city. This new commuter station was designed for pedestrians. While automobile parking is not available on site, a number of parking lots are located downtown within walking distance. Convenient bus and shuttle connections are available to take commuters to destinations in New Haven and throughout the region.
Since opening on June 7, 2002, the station has become an increasingly attractive alternative to the automobile commute - daily Shore Line East ridership has increased 22.5% when including the line's newly-expanded weekend service since the station's opening according to statistics provided by American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in July 2009.
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