The secondary railroad station in the city, it is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northeast of the much larger New Haven Union Station and is intended to offer easier access to New Haven's downtown business district.

[7] Travel time to Union Station is approximately two minutes and is fare-free, except on Metro-North.

[citation needed] Metro-North trains only serve the station on weekday reverse peak runs (plus one midday trip).

[citation needed] The Northeast Corridor has four tracks at this location, in a shallow cut.

Construction on the second platform began in July 2016, using $10 million in federal funding from a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.