Castleton station (Vermont)

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Castleton, VT
Castleton station.jpg
Castleton station in 2010
Location266 Main Street, Castleton, Vermont
Coordinates43°36′48″N 73°10′17″W / 43.61333°N 73.17139°W / 43.61333; -73.17139
Owned byCastleton Depot, LLC
Line(s)Vermont Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsThe Bus: Fair Haven-Rutland Connector
Other information
Station codeCNV
History
Opened1850 (R&W)
January 2, 2010 (Amtrak)[1]
Rebuilt2005-2009
Passengers
20193,995[2] Decrease 5.35%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Rutland
Terminus
 Ethan Allen Express Fort Edward
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
toward Rutland
 Eagle Bridge – Rutland
toward
Whitehall – Rutland
toward Whitehall

Castleton is an Amtrak intercity train station in Castleton, Vermont. Originally built by the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad in 1850, the depot is now privately owned, and is located across from the northern terminus of the Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail. Castleton replaced Fair Haven station on the Ethan Allen Express in January 2010. It serves nearby Castleton University and Lake Bomoseen.

The station has one short low-level wooden side platform to the east of the track.

History[]

Castleton station in April 1964

The station building was constructed in 1850.[1] Passenger service on the line between Whitehall and Rutland ended in 1936.[3] In 1966, the Delaware and Hudson Railroad sold the station to the Jakubowski family.[1]

The Ethan Allen Express began service between New York City and Rutland on December 2, 1996.[4][3] An infill station was opened at Fair Haven in November 1997.[5]

Fair Haven is a small town with limited tourist activity; in FY 2007 the station served just 2,205 passengers.[6] In 2005, the Jakubowski family began renovating Castleton station. In January 2010, Fair Haven station was replaced with Castleton, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east, which better serves Castleton University and Lake Bomoseen. Castleton station opened on January 2; Fair Haven remained in use until January 9.[1]

From March 2020 to July 19, 2021, all Amtrak service in Vermont was suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ethan Allen Express truncated to Albany–Rensselaer station.[7][8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "AMTRAK ETHAN ALLEN EXPRESS TO PROVIDE SERVICE AT RENOVATED CASTLETON, VERMONT DEPOT" (PDF) (Press release). Amtrak. 29 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2019, State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Lloyd, Barbara (December 19, 1996). "Train Trip to Vermont Offers Some of the Fun". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ^ "In Amtrak History" (PDF). Amtrak Ink. 18 (11). December 2013.
  5. ^ "Amtrak Northeast Timetable: Fall/Winter 1997-98". Amtrak. October 26, 1997 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2007, State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus" (Press release). Amtrak. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  8. ^ "Vermont marking return of Amtrak service after COVID". AP NEWS. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Amtrak and Vermont Agency of Transportation Celebrate Restoration of Vermont Trains With One Dollar Tickets, Half Off Summer Travel and Special Events". Amtrak Media Center. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Castleton station (Vermont) at Wikimedia Commons


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