Saratoga Springs station

Not to be confused with Saratoga Springs Air Force Station.
Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs station in July 2006
Location 26 Station Lane
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Coordinates 43°04′58″N 73°48′37″W / 43.0829°N 73.8102°W / 43.0829; -73.8102Coordinates: 43°04′58″N 73°48′37″W / 43.0829°N 73.8102°W / 43.0829; -73.8102
Owned by CDTA
Line(s)
  Adirondack
  Ethan Allen Express
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections CDTA buses NX and 472
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code SAR
History
Opened 1956
Rebuilt 2004
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 36,299[1] Increase 7.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Montreal
Adirondack
toward Rutland
Ethan Allen Express
Saratoga and North Creek Railway
One-way operation
Saratoga FlyerTerminus
toward North Creek
Hudson Explorer

Saratoga Springs is a train station owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority and operated by Amtrak in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is situated along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The current station was built in 1956-1959 by the Delaware & Hudson Railway, as a replacement for an 1880-built structure at another location, which currently serves as a private residence.[2][3] It was rehabilitated in 2004. The 6,400-square-foot (590 m2) passenger area contains a coffee shop/newsstand, murals, an automated teller machine, a visitors information kiosk, outside patio area and benches, and a children’s play area. Part of the original train station is replicated at the Walt Disney World Railroad.

Service

Saratoga Springs is served by Amtrak and the Saratoga & North Creek Railway. The following trains serve the station:

Amtrak

Saratoga and North Creek Railway

Summer and fall service (Friday–Monday):

Winter service (Friday–Sunday):

Buses

The station is also served by buses operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority.

Saratoga Springs during the D&H era, circa 1930s

 

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Saratoga County, New York
  3. ↑ Image of former D&H Station, 117 Grand Avenue

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