Schenectady (Amtrak station)
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| Schenectady Amtrak station |
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 View west along platform, 2008 |
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| Address | 332 Erie Boulevard Schenectady, NY 12305 |
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| Coordinates | 42°48′53″N 73°56′34″W / 42.8146°N 73.9428°WCoordinates: 42°48′53″N 73°56′34″W / 42.8146°N 73.9428°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Capital District Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Code | SDY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CDTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 59,127[1]  5.3% |
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The Schenectady Amtrak station (SDY) is a train station in Schenectady, New York served by Amtrak. The station is built under the railroad tracks with an elevator and staircase leading to a railway platform between the two tracks. The station is a popular railfan site.
The station was built between 1979[2]-1970[3] on the site of the former Union Station. A replacement structure is planned to be built on the site of the existing station that would include both Amtrak and local transit service.[4] The Capital District Transportation Authority receivedUS $4.2 million grant for the construction of the planned structure in October 2010.[4]
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[edit] Service
The following trains stop at the station more than once per day:
[edit] Notable places nearby
[edit] References
- ^ "Schenectady, NY (SDY)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SDY. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Schenectady, NY (SDY)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SDY. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "SCHENECTADY NEW YORK (SDY)". TrainWeb. http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/schenectady.htm. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Schenectady Intermodal Station Project Funded". Great American Stations (Amtrak). http://www.greatamericanstations.com/station-news/schenectady-intermodal-station-project-funded. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
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