Essex Junction station

Essex Junction station, also known as Essex Junction–Burlington, is an Amtrak train station in the village of Essex Junction, Vermont, United States. The station was originally built by the Central Vermont Railway in 1959. 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 Alburg, 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.

Essex Junction, VT
General information
Location29 Railroad Avenue
Essex Junction, Vermont
United States
Coordinates44°29′33″N 73°06′37″W
Line(s)New England Central Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Green Mountain Transit (GMT): Blue Line (Route 2), Orange Line, Silver Loop (Route 10)
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: ESX
History
Opened1859[1]
RebuiltOctober 21, 1958–August 11, 1959[2][3]
Passengers
FY201921,029[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 Allan
toward Burlington
 Winooski Subdivision Terminus

The station is the closest station to Vermont's most populous municipality, Burlington, that is currently served by Amtrak. Burlington is about a 25-minute bus ride away from the station on Green Mountain Transit (GMT), the local bus system. Burlington has its own historic station, Burlington Union Station, which has not served passenger trains since 1953. In July 2022, however, Ethan Allen Express trains to New York City will begin serving Burlington Union Station.[5]

The Essex Junction station has received negative attention in recent years, with village officials saying it can make visitors "feel scared or intimidated".[6] 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.[7]

References
  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 2019: State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. Cooney, Melissa. "Burlington prepares to welcome Amtrak route to New York City". www.wcax.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  6. Bendavid, Ike. "Essex Junction seeks federal funding to improve Amtrak station". www.wcax.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  7. 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.

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