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Port Henry station

Coordinates: 44°2′33″N 73°27′31″W / 44.04250°N 73.45861°W / 44.04250; -73.45861
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Port Henry, NY
Port Henry station in July 2022
General information
Location20 Park Place
Port Henry, New York
United States
Coordinates44°2′33″N 73°27′31″W / 44.04250°N 73.45861°W / 44.04250; -73.45861
Owned byDelaware and Hudson Railway
Line(s)Canadian Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: POH
History
Opened1888 [1]
Passengers
FY 2023Service suspended due to COVID-19[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Westport
toward Montreal
Adirondack Ticonderoga
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Westport Main Line Crown Point
toward Albany
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Depot
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectFuller & Wheeler
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSMoriah MPS
NRHP reference No.95000593[3]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 1995
Location
Map

Port Henry station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Port Henry, New York served by the Adirondack. The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the track.

The station building, designed by architects Fuller & Wheeler, was built in 1888 by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 1995 as the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Depot. The station building currently serves as a local senior citizen's and community center.[5] A Canadian Pacific Alco ore car and a Lake Champlain and Moriah Railroad caboose are on display near the station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in New York State (Essex County)
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 178. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  5. ^ Henry Port Henry Depot (Bridge Line Historical Society)
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