Amsterdam station (New York)

Amsterdam, NY
Amtrak station
The Amsterdam station in 2015.
Location 466 West Main Street
(Route 5 West)
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Coordinates 42°57′13″N 74°13′10″W / 42.95361°N 74.21944°W / 42.95361; -74.21944Coordinates: 42°57′13″N 74°13′10″W / 42.95361°N 74.21944°W / 42.95361; -74.21944
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s) Empire Corridor (Mohawk Subdivision)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code AMS
History
Opened ca. 1973[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 10,475[2] Increase 0.62%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Empire Service
toward New York
Maple Leaf

Amsterdam is an Amtrak train station in Amsterdam, New York. It is located at 466 West Main Street on the West end of the city and is also a popular railfanning location on the busy CSX Chicago Line, which sees 70–80 freight trains per day. However, there are only three Amtrak trains in each direction daily. Further service passes through the station without stopping. While the station is located along the Mohawk River, maps have mistakenly shown the location as being next to a park along the river near the Erie Canal Lock #11.

The station is served by four Empire Service and two Maple Leaf trains. In earlier eras, such as the postwar 1940s, no named trains from west of Syracuse stopped there.[3]

Station layout

Amsterdam is a small station with a small lobby without ticket sales and a ramp leading from the back door to the platform.

The station has one low-level side platform on the north side of the tracks.

Platform at Amsterdam Amtrak station
P
Platform level
Track 1 ← Lake Shore Limited does not stop here →
Track 2 ← Empire Service, Maple Leaf toward New York City (Schenectady)
Empire Service toward Niagara Falls, NY (Utica) →
Maple Leaf toward Toronto (Utica) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. ↑ "Amsterdam, NY (AMS) — Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ↑ New York Central timetable, April 1948 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC48-4TT.pdf

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