Schenectady (Amtrak station)

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Schenectady
Station statistics
Address	332 Erie Blvd. Schenectady, NY 12305
Lines	Maple Leaf Adirondack Empire Service Ethan Allen Express Lake Shore Limited
Connections	Capital District Transportation Authority
Parking	Yes; free
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Accessible
Code	SDY
Owned by	CDTA
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	45,544 ▲ 3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Saratoga Springs toward Montreal Adirondack Albany-Rensselaer toward New York Saratoga Springs toward Rutland Ethan Allen Express Amsterdam toward Niagara Falls, N.Y. Empire Service Amsterdam toward Toronto Maple Leaf Utica toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Albany-Rensselaer toward New York or Boston (South)

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.

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
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Schenectady Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

Amtrak Adirondack route Legend 0 Gare Centrale 4 mi (6 km) Saint-Lambert (customs stop at Cantic) 44 mi (71 km) US-Canada border 49 mi (79 km) Rouses Point 72 mi (116 km) Plattsburgh 85 mi (137 km) Port Kent (seasonal) 112 mi (180 km) Westport 123 mi (198 km) Port Henry 140 mi (225 km) Ticonderoga 162 mi (261 km) Whitehall Ethan Allen Express 184 mi (296 km) Fort Edward-Glens Falls 203 mi (327 km) Saratoga Springs Mohawk River 222 mi (357 km) Schenectady Empire Service and Maple Leaf Hudson River 240 mi (386 km) Albany-Rensselaer 268 mi (431 km) Hudson 293 mi (472 km) Rhinecliff-Kingston 309 mi (497 km) Poughkeepsie 349 mi (562 km) Croton-on-Hudson 367 mi (591 km) Yonkers 381 mi (613 km) New York

Ethan Allen Express Legend 0.0 Rutland 14 mi (23 km) Fair Haven Vermont/New York border Adirondack to Montreal 44 mi (71 km) Fort Edward-Glens Falls 63 mi (101 km) Saratoga Springs 82 mi (132 km) Schenectady Mohawk River Maple Leaf, Empire Service & Lake Shore Limited to Toronto, Niagara Falls & Chicago 100 mi (161 km) Albany-Rensselaer Hudson River Lake Shore Limited to Boston 128 mi (206 km) Hudson 153 mi (246 km) Rhinecliff-Kingston 169 mi (272 km) Poughkeepsie 209 mi (336 km) Croton-Harmon 227 mi (365 km) Yonkers 241 mi (388 km) Penn Station (New York)