Port Kent station

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Port Kent, NY
Port Kent, NY, train station.jpg
Station shelter, with Lake Champlain in the background
General information
LocationNY 373 and Lake Street,
Port Kent, New York
United States
Coordinates44°31′26″N 73°24′13″W / 44.5240°N 73.4035°W / 44.5240; -73.4035Coordinates: 44°31′26″N 73°24′13″W / 44.5240°N 73.4035°W / 44.5240; -73.4035
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Canadian Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBurlington–Port Kent Ferry
Other information
StatusOpen seasonally (May–October)
Station codeAmtrak: PRK
History
OpenedApril 24, 1977[1]
Passengers
FY 2021Service suspended due to COVID-19[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Plattsburgh
toward Montreal
Adirondack Westport
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Plattsburgh
toward Montreal
Adirondack
Discontinued 1987
Willsboro
toward New York
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Valcour Main Line Douglass
toward Albany

Port Kent station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Port Kent, Essex County, New York. The station is an open platformed shelter. The train only stops at this station when the Lake Champlain Transportation Company Port Kent–Burlington Ferry is in operation from May to October (typically Columbus Day).

The Delaware and Hudson Railroad built a freight station on the shores of Port Kent sometime between 1875 and 1876, and an open shelter in 1911, similar to the existing one. Amtrak has stopped at the site since April 24, 1977, but the existing shelter was only established in 1989.[3][4] The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Stop". The Burlington Free Press. April 24, 1977. p. 21. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Port Kent Amtrak Station (PKK); Great American Stations
  4. ^ Amtrak (May 15, 1977). "Port Kent Stop". Amtrak NEWS.

External links

Media related to Port Kent station at Wikimedia Commons