Castleton station (Vermont)

Castleton, VT
Castleton station in 2010
General information
Location	266 Main Street Castleton, Vermont United States
Coordinates	43°36′48″N73°10′17″W / 43.61333°N 73.17139°W / 43.61333; -73.17139
Owned by	Castleton Depot, LLC
Line(s)	VRS Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	The Bus: Fair Haven-Rutland Connector
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station with waiting room
Station code	Amtrak: CNV
History
Opened	1850 (R&W) January 2, 2010 (Amtrak) [1]
Rebuilt	2005–2009
Passengers
FY 2023	2,907 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Rutland toward Burlington Ethan Allen Express Fort Edward toward New York
Former services Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station West Rutland toward Rutland Eagle Bridge – Rutland Poultney toward Eagle Bridge Whitehall – Rutland Hydeville toward Whitehall
Location

Castleton station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Castleton, Vermont. Originally built by the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad in 1850, the depot is now privately owned, and is located across from the northern terminus of the Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail. Castleton replaced Fair Haven station on the Ethan Allen Express in January 2010. It serves nearby Castleton University and Lake Bomoseen.

The station has one short low-level wooden side platform to the east of the track.

History

Castleton station in April 1964

The station building was constructed in 1850. ^[1] Passenger service on the line between Whitehall and Rutland ended on June 24, 1934. ^{[3] [4]} In 1966, the Delaware and Hudson Railroad sold the station to the Jakubowski family. ^[1]

The Ethan Allen Express began service between New York City and Rutland on December 2, 1996. ^{[5] [6]} An infill station was opened at Fair Haven in November 1997. ^[7]

Fair Haven is a small town with limited tourist activity; in FY 2007 the station served just 2,205 passengers. ^[8] In 2005, the Jakubowski family began renovating Castleton station. In January 2010, Fair Haven station was replaced with Castleton, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east, which better serves Castleton University and Lake Bomoseen. Castleton station opened on January 2; Fair Haven remained in use until January 9. ^[1]

Accessibility improvements at the station, including a new platform, took place in 2016–2018. ^[9] From March 2020 to July 19, 2021, all Amtrak service in Vermont was suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ethan Allen Express truncated to Albany–Rensselaer station. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

References

1. "AMTRAK ETHAN ALLEN EXPRESS TO PROVIDE SERVICE AT RENOVATED CASTLETON, VERMONT DEPOT" (PDF) (Press release). Amtrak. December 29, 2009.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
3. "D. & H. To Suspend Passenger Trains To And From City". Rutland Daily Herald. May 26, 1934. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Plan New Bus Lines". The Enterprise and Vermonter. June 15, 1934. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "In Amtrak History" (PDF). Amtrak Ink. 18 (11). December 2013.
6. Lloyd, Barbara (December 19, 1996). "Train Trip to Vermont Offers Some of the Fun". The New York Times . Retrieved August 14, 2010.
7. "Amtrak Northeast Timetable: Fall/Winter 1997–98". Amtrak. October 26, 1997 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2007, State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008.
9. Barcellos, Kate (October 4, 2018). "Amtrak station fixes wrapping up". Rutland Daily Herald. pp. A1, A5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus" (Press release). Amtrak. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
11. "Vermont marking return of Amtrak service after COVID". AP NEWS. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
12. "Amtrak and Vermont Agency of Transportation Celebrate Restoration of Vermont Trains With One Dollar Tickets, Half Off Summer Travel and Special Events". Amtrak Media Center. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

External links

Media related to Castleton station (Vermont) at Wikimedia Commons

• Castleton, VT – Amtrak
• Castleton, VT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)