Shore Line East (SLE) is a commuter rail service which operates along the Northeast Corridor through southern Connecticut, United States. The rail service is a fully owned subsidiary of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and is operated under the CT Rail brand. SLE provides service seven days a week along the Northeast Corridor between New London and New Haven; limited through service west of New Haven to Bridgeport and Stamford has been suspended since 2020. Cross-platform transfers to Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line trains are available at New Haven for service to southwestern Connecticut and New York City. Pre-COVID, around 2,200 riders used the service on weekdays.
Shore Line East train at Clinton station in August 2022
A Shore Line East train at Union Station in New Haven, the focal point of the line
A Shore Line East train with equipment painted in New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad colors
The PATrain at Pittsburgh in 1985. After that service ended in 1989, CTDOT purchased the equipment for use on Shore Line East.
CT Rail, stylized as CTrail, is the brand for commuter rail services overseen by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), in the U.S. state of Connecticut, with some service extending into Massachusetts. CTDOT oversees two lines: Shore Line East, between New Haven and New London, Connecticut, and the Hartford Line, from New Haven, through Hartford, to Springfield, Massachusetts.
Image: Hartford Line Train
Image: A westbound train departs OSB
Image: Shore Line East train at New London, June 2022
Image: New C Trail signage at State Street station, December 2017