Rhinecliff station

Rhinecliff, NY
A covered railway station platform with two tracks next to a wide river
Looking south at Rhinecliff station in July 2007
General information
Location455 Rhinecliff Road
Rhinecliff, New York, US
United States
Coordinates41°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
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: RHI
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1851
Rebuilt1852; 1870s; 1914
2020s (planned)
Passengers
FY 2023203,593[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hudson
toward Montreal
Adirondack Poughkeepsie
toward New York
Hudson
toward Pittsfield
Berkshire Flyer
(seasonal)
Hudson 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 Niagara Rainbow Poughkeepsie
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Barrytown
toward Chicago
Main Line Staatsburgh
toward New York
DesignatedMarch 7, 1979
Part ofSixteen Mile District
Reference no.79001571
Architectural styleMission-Spanish Revival
DesignatedDecember 14, 1990
Part ofHudson River Historic District
Reference no.90002219
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.