Springfield, Massachusetts (Amtrak station)

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Springfield
Station statistics
Address	66 Lyman Street Springfield, MA 01103
Lines	Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited Northeast Regional Vermonter Shuttle
Other information
Code	SPG
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	112,314 ▼ 0.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Pittsfield toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Worcester toward Boston (South) Windsor Locks toward Newport News Northeast Regional New Haven-Springfield Line Terminus Windsor Locks toward Washington Vermonter Amherst toward St. Albans Windsor Locks toward New Haven Shuttle Terminus

Northeast Corridor
Legend Boston South Station Boston Back Bay Route 128 Providence Kingston Westerly Mystic New London Springfield Hartford New Haven Bridgeport Stamford New Rochelle New York City Newark Metropark Princeton Junction Trenton Philadephia Wilmington Baltimore BWI Airport New Carrollton Washington DC

Springfield Union Station is an Amtrak station in Springfield, MA. The station was built in 1926 by the Boston and Albany Railroad to serve the many rail lines feeding into the city.^{[citations needed]} It was the third such station to occupy the area.^{[citations needed]} In the 1970s, the main building was condemned.^{[citations needed]} Amtrak constructed its own modest facility on track level.^{[citations needed]} A currently stalled plan to renovate the building and bring bus service to the station has been in the works for several years.^{[citations needed]}

Connecticut is considering plans to create the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line from New Haven to Springfield.[1]

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Springfield, MA

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

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

• Springfield, Massachusetts (Amtrak station) is at coordinates 42°06′22″N 72°35′35″W / 42.106047, -72.592936 (Springfield, Massachusetts (Amtrak station))Coordinates: 42°06′22″N 72°35′35″W / 42.106047, -72.592936 (Springfield, Massachusetts (Amtrak station))