Branford is a station along the Shore Line East commuter railroad between Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...

 and New London

New London, Connecticut

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....

, Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. Branford is also a station on the northern section Northeast Corridor

Northeast Corridor

The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...

. Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 does not stop at this station but Amtrak trains can often be seen passing this station. Prior to the establishment of the Shore Line East system, Branford was a stop for Amtrak's Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill (Amtrak)

The Beacon Hill was a daily commuter rail service operated by Amtrak between Boston, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut. Service began in 1978; the Beacon Hill replaced the Clamdigger, an early morning service from Providence, Rhode Island to New Haven with connections to New York...

trains. The current station, with an ADA-compliant high-level side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

, opened on August 8, 2005, replacing a nearby earlier station with low-level platforms.