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| Location | 29 Railroad Avenue Essex Junction, Vermont United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°29′33″N 73°06′37″W / 44.4926°N 73.1102°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | New England Central Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Green Mountain Transit (GMT): Route 2 (Essex Junction), Route 10 (Williston-Essex) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: ESX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1859[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 21, 1958–August 11, 1959[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 16,001[4] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Essex Junction station, also known as Essex Junction–Burlington, is an Amtrak train station in the city of Essex Junction, Vermont, United States. The station was originally built by the Central Vermont Railway in 1959. It serves Amtrak's Vermonter train, which runs from St. Albans, near the Canada–U.S. border, south to Washington, D.C. Prior to bridge trouble at Alburg, north of St. Albans, train service continued to Montreal. Until the early 1960s, the Boston and Maine railroad operated Montreal to Boston service on The Ambassador through the station.
It became the closest station to Burlington, Vermont's most populous city, when the Rutland Railroad ended service on June 26, 1953. Intercity city service directly to Burlington Union Station did not resume until July 29, 2022, when the Ethan Allen Express was extended to Burlington.[5]
The Essex Junction station has received negative attention in recent years, with city officials saying it can make visitors "feel scared or intimidated".[6] Local officials have authorized a $3.5 million face-lift of the station, backed by federal funds, which would prepare the station to accommodate larger passenger numbers if the proposed Vermonter extension to Montreal is built.[7] Platform repairs caused the closure of the waiting room from April 22 to December 3, 2024; a temporary trailer was provided.[8]
- ^ "Old Depot Comes Down". The Burlington Free Press. August 26, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ground Broken Today for New Essex Jct. Station". The Burlington Free Press. October 21, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First Ticket Sold in New CV Station in Essex Junction". The Burlington Free Press. August 12, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Cooney, Melissa (23 March 2022). "Burlington prepares to welcome Amtrak route to New York City". www.wcax.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Bendavid, Ike (14 July 2021). "Essex Junction seeks federal funding to improve Amtrak station". www.wcax.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Rae, Krystin (2021-08-04). "Vermont's most-used Amtrak station is one step closer to getting $3.5 million face-lift". WPTZ. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Essex Station Platform Project Temporarily Closes Station Building". Amtrak. April 4, 2024. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024.