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Essex Junction station

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Coordinates: 44°29′33″N 73°06′37″W / 44.4926°N 73.1102°W / 44.4926; -73.1102
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Essex Junction, VT
General information
Location29 Railroad Avenue
Essex Junction, Vermont
United States
Coordinates44°29′33″N 73°06′37″W / 44.4926°N 73.1102°W / 44.4926; -73.1102
Line(s)New England Central Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Green Mountain Transit (GMT): Route 2 (Essex Junction), Route 10 (Williston-Essex)
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: ESX
History
Opened1859[1]
RebuiltOctober 21, 1958–August 11, 1959[2][3]
Passengers
FY 202316,001[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Waterbury
toward Washington, D.C.
 Vermonter St. Albans
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Waterbury
toward Washington, D.C.
 Montrealer St. Albans
toward Montreal
Preceding station Central Vermont Railway Following station
Williston
toward New London
 Main Line Colchester
toward St. Johns
Fort Ethan Allen
toward Burlington
 Winooski Subdivision Terminus
Location
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Essex Junction station, also known as Essex Junction–Burlington, is an Amtrak train station in the city of Essex Junction, Vermont, United States. The station was originally built by the Vermont Central Railway in 1859 and replaced in 1959.[5] It serves Amtrak's Vermonter train, which runs from St. Albans, near the Canada–U.S. border, south to Washington, D.C. Prior to bridge trouble at Alburgh, north of St. Albans, train service continued to Montreal. Until the early 1960s, the Boston and Maine railroad operated Montreal to Boston service on The Ambassador through the station.

It became the closest station to Burlington, Vermont's most populous city, when the Rutland Railroad ended service to Burlington on June 26, 1953. Inter-city service directly to Burlington Union Station did not resume until July 29, 2022, when the Ethan Allen Express was extended to Burlington.[6]

The Essex Junction station has received negative attention in recent years, with city officials saying it can make visitors "feel scared or intimidated".[7] Local officials have authorized a $3.5 million face-lift of the station, backed by federal funds, which would prepare the station to accommodate larger passenger numbers if the proposed Vermonter extension to Montreal is built.[8] Platform repairs caused the closure of the waiting room from April 22 to December 3, 2024; a temporary trailer was provided.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Old Depot Comes Down". The Burlington Free Press. August 26, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ground Broken Today for New Essex Jct. Station". The Burlington Free Press. October 21, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "First Ticket Sold in New CV Station in Essex Junction". The Burlington Free Press. August 12, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Essex Junction, VT - Amtrak Station (ESX) from Great American Stations". Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ^ Cooney, Melissa (23 March 2022). "Burlington prepares to welcome Amtrak route to New York City". www.wcax.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  7. ^ Bendavid, Ike (14 July 2021). "Essex Junction seeks federal funding to improve Amtrak station". www.wcax.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  8. ^ Rae, Krystin (2021-08-04). "Vermont's most-used Amtrak station is one step closer to getting $3.5 million face-lift". WPTZ. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  9. ^ "Essex Station Platform Project Temporarily Closes Station Building". Amtrak. April 4, 2024. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024.

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