Port Kent station

Port Kent is an Amtrak intercity train station in Port Kent, Essex County, New York. The station is an open platformed shelter. The train only stops at this station when the Lake Champlain Transportation Company Port Kent–Burlington Ferry is in operation from May to October (typically Columbus Day).

Port Kent, NY
Station shelter, with Lake Champlain in the background
LocationNY 373 & Lake Road, Port Kent, New York
United States
Coordinates44.5240°N 73.4035°W / 44.5240; -73.4035
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Canadian Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBurlington–Port Kent Ferry
Other information
Station codeAmtrak code: PRK
History
OpenedApril 24, 1977[1]
Passengers
2017657[2] 16.3%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Plattsburgh
toward Montreal
Adirondack Westport
toward New York

The Delaware and Hudson Railroad built a freight station on the shores of Port Kent sometime between 1875 and 1876, and an open shelter in 1911, similar to the existing one. Amtrak has stopped at the site since April 24, 1977, but the existing shelter was only established in 1989.[3][4] The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track.

References

  1. "Amtrak Stop". The Burlington Free Press. April 24, 1977. p. 21. Retrieved October 17, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. Port Kent Amtrak Station (PKK); Great American Stations
  4. Amtrak (May 15, 1977). "Port Kent Stop". Amtrak NEWS.

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