Saratoga Springs station
Saratoga Springs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saratoga Springs station in July 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 Station Lane Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°04′58″N 73°48′37″W / 43.0829°N 73.8102°WCoordinates: 43°04′58″N 73°48′37″W / 43.0829°N 73.8102°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | CDTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | CDTA buses NX and 472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2015) | 36,299[1] 7.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saratoga Springs is a train station owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority and operated by Amtrak in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is situated along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The current station was built in 1956-1959 by the Delaware & Hudson Railway, as a replacement for an 1880-built structure at another location, which currently serves as a private residence.[2][3] It was rehabilitated in 2004. The 6,400-square-foot (590 m2) passenger area contains a coffee shop/newsstand, murals, an automated teller machine, a visitors information kiosk, outside patio area and benches, and a children’s play area. Part of the original train station is replicated at the Walt Disney World Railroad.
Service
Saratoga Springs is served by Amtrak and the Saratoga & North Creek Railway. The following trains serve the station:
Amtrak
Saratoga and North Creek Railway
Summer and fall service (Friday–Monday):
- Hudson Explorer
- Saratoga Flyer
Winter service (Friday–Sunday):
- The Polar Express (special seasonal train)
- The Snow Train
Buses
The station is also served by buses operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority.
Notable places nearby
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Saratoga Performing Arts Center
- Saratoga Spa State Park
- Saratoga Springs Visitor Center
- Skidmore College
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Saratoga County, New York
- ↑ Image of former D&H Station, 117 Grand Avenue
External links
Media related to Saratoga Springs (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Saratoga Springs, NY
- Saratoga & North Creek Railway
- CDTA Saratoga Springs Train Station website
- Saratoga Springs, NY (SAR) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)