Rochester (Amtrak station)
Rochester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An eastbound Empire Service pulling into Rochester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
320 Central Avenue Rochester, NY 14605 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°09′49″N 77°36′30″W / 43.1635°N 77.6082°WCoordinates: 43°09′49″N 77°36′30″W / 43.1635°N 77.6082°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform (formerly also had 3 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (formerly 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | ROC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2016 Expected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 141,576[1] 2.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rochester is a station on the Empire Corridor (Empire Service) Amtrak line, located in Rochester, New York.
All trains currently use the platform adjacent to the station building, meaning both eastbound and westbound trains must switch to the southern track. This can cause conflicts with other passenger and freight trains and lead to delays.
The current station does not have high-level platforms, meaning passengers must climb several steps to board trains.
The station was originally built in 1978[2] and stands on the site of the 1914 New York Central station designed by Claude Fayette Bragdon. Only the passenger, baggage tunnels and platform canopy of the original 1914 building remain.
Future
The City of Rochester, State of New York, and Amtrak have allocated funding to construct a new multimodal transit center on the site by 2016. The project has been allocated US$26.5 million (later US$29.5 million) for construction, and broke ground on October, 28th 2014.[3] [4] The new station will be designed to look like the original 1914 station and will be updated with raised platforms.[5] The new station will also allocate parking for Greyhound and Trailways buses, which currently stop at a temporary facility across the street, and will be built with accommodations for the possible high-speed rail service on the corridor in mind. The station is expected to be completed by 2017.[3]
Service
The following trains stop at Rochester multiple times each day, for a total of eight daily departures:
- Empire Service
- Lake Shore Limited
- Maple Leaf
Notable places nearby
- Downtown Rochester
- Highland Park
- Letchworth State Park
Immigration Checkpoint
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents[6] board the trains at Rochester and inquire of the passengers their citizenship and right to be in the US. Those passengers who cannot suitably prove their right to be in the US will be removed from the train and taken into custody. Although the law is that these encounters are "consensual conversations[7]" and that you can tell the agent you do not wish to talk to him or to answer any questions, the more aggressive agents will take this refusal to be "probable cause[8]" for removal from the train and detention, no matter your citizenship and/or immigration status.
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Rochester, New York (ROC) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orr, Steve (October 29, 2014). "Ground broken for Amtrak station". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Officials will break ground on Rochester train station in August". Democrat and Chronicle. April 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ↑ "Officials will break ground on Rochester train station in August". Democrat and Chronicle. April 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ↑ "Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S.," by Nina Bernstein (New York Times: August 29, 2010)
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