White River Junction station

White River Junction
Location	102 Railroad Row White River Junction, Vermont
Coordinates	43°38′54″N 72°19′4″W / 43.64833°N 72.31778°W / 43.64833; -72.31778Coordinates: 43°38′54″N 72°19′4″W / 43.64833°N 72.31778°W / 43.64833; -72.31778
Owned by	State of Vermont
Line(s)	New England Central Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Green Mountain Railroad StageCoach: 89er Advance Transit: Orange Line
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WRJ
History
Opened	December 8, 1937
Passengers
FY2019	13,513[1]  2.53%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Windsor toward Washington, D.C. Vermonter Randolph toward St. Albans
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Bellows Falls toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer Montpelier toward Montreal Preceding station Central Vermont Railway Following station toward New London Main Line toward

White River Junction is a passenger train station in White River Junction, Vermont, served by Amtrak's Vermonter. It is also used by the Green Mountain Railroad for passenger excursion trains to Thetford and the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont. Originally, it was built in 1937 as a union station^[2] that served the Boston and Maine Railroad, Central Vermont Railway, and Rutland Railroad. On display adjacent to the station is a sheltered display of Boston and Maine Railroad #494, a historic steam locomotive. The station's historic building is a contributing property in the White River Junction Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3] Dartmouth College is five miles to the north in Hanover, New Hampshire.

In earlier decades more trains stopped in the station. The Boston & Maine's Ambassador Boston - Montreal train stopped there, as did the Connecticut Yankee in its years as an longer distance international train from New York City to Quebec City.

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Media related to White River Junction station at Wikimedia Commons

• White River Junction, VT – Amtrak
• White River Junction (WRJ) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
• White River Junction Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• White River Junction (Great Railroad Stations Index)
• New England Transportation Institute and Museum

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