Union Station (Utica, New York)

Utica Union Station
The back of Union Station with a Adirondack Scenic Railroad train approaching.
Station statistics
Address	321 Main Street Utica, NY 13501
Coordinates	43°06′15″N 75°13′24″W
Lines	Empire Service   Lake Shore Limited   Maple Leaf   Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Connections	CENTRO of Oneida, Greyhound, Birnie Bus Services, Utica-Rome Bus Company, Adirondack Trailways, Chenango Valley Bus Company
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes; free
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	1914
Rebuilt	1978
Accessible
Code	UCA
Owned by	Oneida County
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	63,673  4.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Rome toward Niagara Falls, NY Empire Service Amsterdam toward New York City Rome toward Toronto Maple Leaf Syracuse toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Schenectady toward New York or Boston South Station Adirondack Scenic Railroad Terminus Adirondack Scenic Railroad Holland Patent toward Thendara Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Terminus Utica Branch New Hartford toward Binghamton
Union Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Main St. between John and 1st Sts., Utica, New York Coordinates: 43°6′15″N 75°13′26″W Area: 1 acre (0.4 ha) Built: 1914 Architectural style: Beaux Arts Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 75001215 Added to NRHP: April 28, 1975

The Boehlert Center at Union Station is a train station served by Amtrak and the Adirondack Scenic Railroad in Utica, New York. It is owned by Oneida County, and named for retired U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-New Hartford.

The station was built with the Italianate style. Inside is a restaurant and a barber shop, one of the few barber shops in a train station today. The 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m²) waiting room's 47-foot (14 m) high vaulted ceiling is supported by 34 marble columns. The station's blueprints called for the importing of columns that originally adorned Grand Central Station in New York City. Eight large benches are heated with steam pipes and vents.

At one time, the waiting room also contained three ticket windows, an information office, 15 pay telephones, a Western Union office, two shoeshine stands, a bar and grill. The Western Union Office is no longer there.

There used to be a tunnel connecting the waiting room to the platforms. Today, the platforms are connected via an aerial walkway.

History

The station was built between 1912 and May 1914, replacing an older structure dating from 1869. The building was designed by New York architects Stem and Fellheimer. Construction involved the rerouting of the Mohawk River. Built as a New York Central Railroad station, in 1915 it became tenated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the New York, Ontario and Western Railway as well, those two companies abandoning their structures.

The station's restoration began in 1978, but refurbishing/restoration work continues to this day.

Service

Amtrak

The station sees multiple daily departures of the following trains:

• Empire Service
• Lake Shore Limited
• Maple Leaf

A total of eight Amtrak trains use the station daily.

Adirondack Scenic Railroad

The Adirondack Scenic Railroad operates a heritage railway from Utica to Holland Patent, Remsen, and Old Forge on a seasonal basis.

Bus

Bus companies serving the station, one of the first intermodal facilities in the state, include the following:

• CENTRO of Oneida
• Greyhound Lines
• Birnie Bus Services
• Utica-Rome Bus Company
• Adirondack Trailways
• Coach USA/Chenango Valley Bus Company

Notable places nearby

• Matt Brewing Company
• New Hartford
• New York Mills, New York
• Whitesboro
• Hamilton College, in Clinton

External links

Media related to Union Station—Utica, New York at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Utica, NY
• Here's a Picture
• Utica Union Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)