Shore Line East expands service

In response to increasing ridership and skyrocketing gas prices, the Shore Line East commuter rail is immediately expanding to include round-trip weekend service and late-night departures from Downtown New Haven. Click here for the Governor's press release.

Rapidly increasing rail service to Downtown New Haven, from points west, east, and north (once the Springfield-Hartford-New Haven commuter line is implemented), is likely to boost land values in the downtown area and open up new opportunities for development at the nearby Coliseum Site and Union Station, especially if walkability is promoted. New Haven will once again become a major railroad hub -- a trend likely to accelerate as petroleum-intensive forms of transportation, like airplanes and automobiles, continue to become less and less viable.