Schenectady (Amtrak station)
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| Schenectady Amtrak station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 View west along platform, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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332 Erie Boulevard Schenectady, NY 12305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°48′53″N 73°56′34″W / 42.8146°N 73.9428°WCoordinates: 42°48′53″N 73°56′34″W / 42.8146°N 73.9428°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Capital District Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SDY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CDTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 61,803[1]  1.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 1979[2][3] on the site of the former Union Station. A replacement structure known as the Schenectady Intermodal Station is planned to be built on the site of the existing station that would include both Amtrak and local transit service.[4] The Capital District Transportation Authority receivedUS $4.2 million grant for the construction of the planned structure in October 2010.[4]
Service
The following trains stop at the station more than once per day:
- Adirondack
- Empire Service
- Ethan Allen Express
- Lake Shore Limited
- Maple Leaf
Notable places nearby
- Downtown Schenectady
- Mabee House
- Rotterdam
- Scotia
- Union College
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Schenectady, NY (SDY)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "SCHENECTADY NEW YORK (SDY)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Schenectady Intermodal Station Project Funded". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 16 October 2010.
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