Schenectady station

Schenectady, NY
Station entrance in October 2018
General information
Other namesSchenectady Intermodal Station
Location332 Erie Boulevard
Schenectady, New York
United States
Coordinates42°48′53″N 73°56′34″W / 42.8146°N 73.9428°W / 42.8146; -73.9428
Owned byCapital District Transportation Authority
Line(s)Empire Corridor (Hudson Subdivision)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCapital District Transportation Authority
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SDY
IATA codeZTD
History
Opened1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Rebuilt–August 1979[1]
2017–2018
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
FY 202357,456[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Saratoga Springs
toward Montreal
Adirondack Albany–Rensselaer
toward New York
Amsterdam Empire Service
Saratoga Springs
toward Burlington
Ethan Allen Express
Amsterdam
toward Toronto
Maple Leaf
Utica
toward Chicago
Lake Shore Limited Albany–Rensselaer
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Former service at Colonie-Schenectady
Utica
toward Chicago
Lake Shore
1971–1972
Albany–Rensselaer
Amsterdam Niagara Rainbow
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Former services at Schenectady Union Station
Hoffman's
toward Chicago
Main Line Carman
toward New York
Terminus SchenectadyTroy Aqueduct
toward Troy
Location
Map

Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns Albany–Rensselaer station and Saratoga Springs station.

Schenectady is served by five Amtrak routes. The Lake Shore Limited operates one train in each direction daily between Chicago and Boston/New York City (via two sections east of Albany), while the Empire Service operates three trains in each direction between Niagara Falls and New York City, the Maple Leaf serves the station with one train in each direction between Toronto and New York City as does the Ethan Allen Express between New York City and Burlington, Vermont and the Adirondack between New York City and Montreal.

  1. ^ "New Amtrak Station Opens". The Ithaca Journal. August 9, 1979. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.