Hudson station (New York)

Hudson, NY
Amtrak intercity rail station
East elevation and south profile of station, 2008
Location	69 South Front Street Hudson, NY 12534
Coordinates	42°15′15″N 73°47′52″W / 42.2541°N 73.7977°W / 42.2541; -73.7977Coordinates: 42°15′15″N 73°47′52″W / 42.2541°N 73.7977°W / 42.2541; -73.7977
Owned by	Amtrak (station house) City of Hudson (parking lot)
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Hudson Subdivision)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Columbia County Public Transportation
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HUD
History
Opened	1874
Rebuilt	1992
Electrified	No
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	217,970[1]  5.85%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Albany–Rensselaer toward Montreal Adirondack Rhinecliff–Kingston toward New York Albany–Rensselaer toward Niagara Falls, NY Empire Service Albany–Rensselaer toward Rutland Ethan Allen Express Albany–Rensselaer toward Toronto via Niagara Falls, ON Maple Leaf
Former services Preceding station   Conrail   Following station Stockport toward Albany Hudson Line Until 1981 Greendale toward New York City New York Central Railroad Stuyvesant toward Chicago Main Line Rhinecliff toward New York Stockport toward Chicago North Germantown toward New York Terminus Hudson Branch Hudson Upper toward Chatham

Hudson is a train station in Hudson, New York. Hudson serves a total of four different Amtrak trains, all of which have a southern terminus at Pennsylvania Station in New York City. They consist of the Adirondack, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Empire Service from Niagara Falls, New York, the Ethan Allen Express from Rutland, VT, the Maple Leaf from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Southbound Lake Shore Limited trains from Chicago served Hudson until April 4, 2009.

History

A New York Central train at Hudson, 1968

Originally built in 1874 by the New York Central Railroad, it is the oldest continuously operated station in the state. Besides the Water Level Route, Hudson was also the terminus of the former Boston and Albany Railroad Hudson Branch,^[2] as well as another branch leading to Nieverville on the B&A Main Line.

Passenger service at the station as well as across the nation was assumed by Amtrak in 1971. In the late 1980s, the parking lots on either side of the station were repaved. The next renovation took place between 1991 and 1992 with funds from New York State, after the renovations, the station had a grand re-opening. In the late 1990s, ridership at the Hudson station grew to the point that the city opened up an additional parking lot across the street. In 2009, the city created metered parking on Front Street due to the continuing demand. A task force recently studied the feasibility of raising the platform, a difficult task since north end of the platform is curved and an active freight siding lies near that side of the station.^[3]

Station layout

The station has two low-level island platforms.

The platforms at Hudson station

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	Track 1	← Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf toward New York–Penn Station (Rhinecliff-Kingston) ← Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Track 2	Adirondack toward Montreal (Albany–Rensselaer) → Empire Service toward Albany–Rensselaer or Niagara Falls, NY (Albany–Rensselaer) → Ethan Allen Express toward Rutland (Albany–Rensselaer) → Maple Leaf toward Toronto (Albany–Rensselaer) → Lake Shore Limited does not stop here →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 3	Adirondack toward Montreal (Albany–Rensselaer) → Empire Service toward Albany–Rensselaer or Niagara Falls, NY (Albany–Rensselaer) → Ethan Allen Express toward Rutland (Albany–Rensselaer) → Maple Leaf toward Toronto (Albany–Rensselaer) → Lake Shore Limited does not stop here →
	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking, buses

Notable places nearby

• Athens
• Greenport
• Hudson-Athens Light
• Olana State Historic Site

References

External links

• Media related to Hudson (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Amtrak – Stations – Hudson, NY
• Hudson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• Hudson, NY (HUD) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
• Existing Railroad Stations in New York State
  • Columbia County(NY)Stations
  • Hudson Station Photo