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 | |||||||||||
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Station shelter, with Lake Champlain in the background | |||||||||||
Location | NY 373 & Lake Road, Port Kent, New York United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44.5240°N 73.4035°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Canadian Subdivision | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | Burlington–Port Kent Ferry | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak code: PRK | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 24, 1977[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017 | 657[2] 16.3% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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
- "Amtrak Stop". The Burlington Free Press. April 24, 1977. p. 21. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Port Kent Amtrak Station (PKK); Great American Stations
- Amtrak (May 15, 1977). "Port Kent Stop". Amtrak NEWS.
External links
Media related to Port Kent station at Wikimedia Commons
- Port Kent, NY – Amtrak
- Port Kent Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Burlington, VT - Port Kent, NY (Lake Champlain Ferries)
- Port Kent, NY (PRK) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
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