Rutland station
Rutland | ||||||||||||
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 Rutland station in 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Location |
25 Evelyn Street Rutland, VT 05701 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°36′21″N 72°58′54″W / 43.6058°N 72.9817°WCoordinates: 43°36′21″N 72°58′54″W / 43.6058°N 72.9817°W | |||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Rutland | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Vermont Railway | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak code: RUD | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1999 | |||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
16,539[1]  2% | |||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||
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Rutland is a train station in Rutland, Vermont served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is served daily by Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express.
The station, which is located near the former Rutland Railroad yard on the western edge of downtown, opened in 1999. Designed by local firm NBF Architects, the station has walls of red brick that rise from a base of textured gray concrete block. To celebrate Rutland native Jim Jeffords, who represented Vermont in Congress, city leaders renamed the station the “James M. Jeffords Rail Passenger Welcome Center.”[2]
History
Rutland's first railway station was built near Merchants' Row in 1853-54 by the Rutland Railroad. In 1905-06 wings were added to the north and south of the depot. The building served the city of Rutland until passenger service ended in 1953, and two years later it was demolished.[2]
Amtrak service to Rutland commenced on December 2, 1996 with service provided to a temporary station platform.[3]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Rutland, VT Station". Great American Stations. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ Lloyd, Barbara (December 19, 1996). "Train Trip to Vermont Offers Some of the Fun". The New York Times.
External links
Media related to Rutland (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons- Amtrak – Stations – Rutland, VT
- Rutland, VT (RUD) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
- Rutland Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)