Schenectady (Amtrak station)

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Schenectady
Station statistics
Address	332 Erie Blvd. Schenectady, NY 12305
Lines	Amtrak: Maple Leaf Adirondack Empire Service Ethan Allen Express Lake Shore Limited
Other service	CDTA buses
Other information
Code	SDY
Owned by	CDTA
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	44,181 4%

The Schenectady Amtrak station (SDY) is a train station in Schenectady, New York served by Amtrak. The station is built under the railroad tracks with an elevator and staircase leading to a railway platform between the two tracks. The station is a popular railfan site.

[edit] Past, Present and Future

The station was built in the 1970s on the site of the Union Station (Schenectady). Currently in poor condition, the Capital District Transportation Authority plans to build a replacing structure downtown.

[edit] Service

The following trains stop at the station more than once per day:

• Adirondack
• Empire Service
• Ethan Allen Express
• Lake Shore Limited
• Maple Leaf

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Schenectady, NY

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006

Previous station		Amtrak		Next station
Saratoga Springs toward Montreal		Adirondack		Albany-Rensselaer toward New York
Saratoga Springs toward Rutland		Ethan Allen Express
Amsterdam toward Niagara Falls		Empire Service
Amsterdam toward Toronto		Maple Leaf
Utica toward Chicago		Lake Shore Limited		Albany-Rensselaer toward New York or Boston South