White River Junction station

White River Junction
Location 102 Railroad Row
White River Junction, VT 05001
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
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code WRJ
History
Opened December 8, 1937
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 14,810[1] Decrease 8.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Vermonter
toward St. Albans

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2015.
  2. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Windsor County, Vermont
  3. ↑ Courtney Fisher (original author) (May 1980). "White River Junction Historic District --National Register Nomination Information". Scanned or other replica of original NRHP application document. CRJC.ORG.

Media related to White River Junction station at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.