Westport, NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Platform side of the old Westport D&H station in 2009, looking towards Albany and New York City. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 6705 Main Street (Route 9N) Westport, New York United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°11′14″N 73°27′07″W / 44.1871°N 73.4519°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Town of Westport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Canadian Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Amtrak Thruway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: WSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1891, 1908 (expansion) 1974–1976, 1998 (restoration)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | Service suspended due to COVID-19[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Westport station 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 as well as Amtrak Thruway buses to Lake Placid, New York.
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 accessible-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]
The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the track.
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References
- ^ Westport Amtrak-D&H Station (WSP); Great American Stations
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Westport Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Westport station (New York) at Wikimedia Commons
- Westport, NY – Amtrak
- Westport, NY – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Westport Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- West Port Depot (Bridge Line Historical Society)
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