Rhinecliff station

Rhinecliff, NY
Looking south at Rhinecliff station in July 2007
General information
Location	455 Rhinecliff Road Rhinecliff, New York, US United States
Coordinates	41°55′16″N 73°57′7″W / 41.92111°N 73.95194°W / 41.92111; -73.95194
Owned by	Amtrak (station building) CSX (tracks and platforms)
Line(s)	CSX Hudson Subdivision
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: RHI
History
Opened	October 1, 1851
Rebuilt	1852; 1870s; 1914 2020s (planned)
Passengers
FY 2023	203,593[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hudson toward Montreal Adirondack Poughkeepsie toward New York Hudson toward Pittsfield Berkshire Flyer (seasonal) Hudson toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service Hudson toward Burlington Ethan Allen Express Albany–Rensselaer toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Hudson toward Toronto Maple Leaf
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hudson toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Poughkeepsie toward New York (Grand Central) Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Barrytown toward Chicago Main Line Staatsburgh toward New York
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Designated	March 7, 1979
Part of	Sixteen Mile District
Reference no.	79001571
Architectural style	Mission-Spanish Revival
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Designated	December 14, 1990
Part of	Hudson River Historic District
Reference no.	90002219
Location

Rhinecliff station (formerly Rhinecliff–Kingston) is an Amtrak intercity rail station located in the Rhinecliff hamlet of Rhinebeck, New York, United States. The station has one low-level island platform, with a wheelchair lift for accessibility. It is served by the Adirondack, Berkshire Flyer, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple Leaf.

The original Rhinebeck station opened with the Hudson River Railroad in 1851. It was relocated south a year later to resolve a dispute with the Rhinecliff–Kingston ferry; the village of Rhinecliff grew around the new location. The Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad (R&C) opened in 1875, prompting the station to be renamed Rhinecliff. The New York Central Railroad (NYC), successor to the Hudson River Railroad, expanded the line to four tracks in 1910–1914. The project included a new Rhinecliff station with a brick station building and two island platforms. Passenger service on the former R&C ended in 1928 and the line was abandoned in 1938.

NYC passenger service declined in the mid-20th century; the east platform was removed after the line was reduced to two tracks in 1962. The NYC merged into Penn Central in 1968, and Amtrak took over passenger service in 1971. Amtrak gradually added service; by 2000, Rhinecliff was served by 13 daily round trips. Rhinecliff station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a contributing property to the Sixteen Mile District, which became part of the Hudson River Historic District in 1990. The station building closed in 2022 for a two-year renovation. A project to build a longer, accessible high-level platform is planned.