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Saratoga Springs station

Coordinates: 43°04′58″N 73°48′37″W / 43.0829°N 73.8102°W / 43.0829; -73.8102
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Saratoga Springs
Amtrak train #69 at Saratoga Springs
General information
Location26 Station Lane
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Coordinates43°04′58″N 73°48′37″W / 43.0829°N 73.8102°W / 43.0829; -73.8102
Owned byCDTA
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCDTA buses NX and 472
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSAR
History
Opened1956
Rebuilt2004
Passengers
201333,139[1]Increase 1.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
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SNCRR
One-way operation
Template:SNCRR linesTerminus
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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 Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa.

Service

Saratoga Springs is served by Amtrak and the Saratoga & North Creek Railway. The following trains serve the station:

Amtrak

Saratoga & North Creek Railway

Summer and fall service:

  • Hudson Explorer
  • Saratoga Flyer

Winter service:

  • The Polar Express (special seasonal train)
  • The Ski Train

The station is also served by busses operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority.

Saratoga Springs during the D&H era, circa 1930s

 

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Saratoga County, New York
  3. ^ Image of former D&H Station, 117 Grand Avenue