Westport station (New York)
Westport | |||||||||||
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 Platform side of the old Westport D&H Station, looking towards Albany and New York City. | |||||||||||
| Location |
6705 Main Street Westport, NY 12993 United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°11′14″N 73°27′07″W / 44.1871°N 73.4519°WCoordinates: 44°11′14″N 73°27′07″W / 44.1871°N 73.4519°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Town of Westport | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | CP Canadian Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak code: WSP | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt |
1891, 1908(expansion) 1974-1976, 1998(restoration)[1] | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
5,097[2]  2.4% | ||||||||||
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Westport is an Amtrak intercity train station in Westport, New York. It was originally built by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad in 1876, and was expanded twice; the first time being in 1891, and the second time being in 1908. The station houses the Depot Theatre, a professional summer theatre, which was established in 1979. Westport serves the Adirondack Line as well as Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach buses to Lake Placid.
In 1974, the D&H sold the depot to the town of Westport for $1. Two years later, the Westport Historical Society initiated a major restoration with a particular focus on the lobby. A subsequent renovation began in 1998; the original slate roof was replaced, repairs were made to the ornamental fascia and ADA-compliant bathrooms were installed. The majority of the funding came from an Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) grant, with additional money from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Great American Stations Foundation and the theater group.[3]
References
- ↑ Westport Amtrak-D&H Station (WSP); Great American Stations
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Westport Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Westport (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Westport, NY
- Westport Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- West Port Depot (Bridge Line Historical Society)
- Westport, NY (WSP) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)