Rutland station

Rutland station is a train station in Rutland, Vermont served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is served daily by Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express. The station has a single low-level side platform, with a short high-level section for accessible level boarding.

Rutland, VT
Rutland station in 2013
General information
Location25 Evelyn Street
Rutland, Vermont
United States
Coordinates43.6058°N 72.9817°W / 43.6058; -72.9817
Owned byCity of Rutland
Line(s)Vermont Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: RUD
History
Opened1999
Passengers
FY201912,566[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Ethan Allen Express Castleton
toward New York
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Middlebury
toward Burlington
 Ethan Allen Express Castleton
toward New York

The station, which is located near the former Rutland Railroad yard on the western edge of downtown, opened in 1999. Designed by local firm NBF Architects, the station has walls of red brick that rise from a base of textured gray concrete block. To celebrate Rutland native Jim Jeffords, who represented Vermont in Congress, city leaders renamed the station the “James M. Jeffords Rail Passenger Welcome Center.”[2]

History
The original Rutland depot, circa 1907

Rutland's first railway station was built near Merchants' Row in 1853-54 by the Rutland Railroad. In 1905-06 wings were added to the north and south of the depot. The building served the city of Rutland until New York City to Montreal passenger service ended in 1953 (the Rutland RR's Green Mountain Flyer and Mount Royal), and two years later it was demolished.[3][4][2]

Amtrak service to Rutland commenced on December 2, 1996 with service provided to a temporary station platform.[5] Construction is underway to extend service from Rutland north to Burlington, Vermont.

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.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Vermont" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. "Rutland, VT Station". Great American Stations. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. "An Eastern Regional Railroad - 1930's - 1940's, Rutland Railroad" http://www.r2parks.net/RUT.html
  4. Lindsell, Robert M. (2000). The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 35–46, 175. ISBN 0942147065.
  5. Lloyd, Barbara (December 19, 1996). "Train Trip to Vermont Offers Some of the Fun". The New York Times.
  6. "Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus" (Press release). Amtrak. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  7. "Vermont marking return of Amtrak service after COVID". AP NEWS. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. "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. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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