Union Station (Burlington, Vermont)

rdf:langString Union Station (Burlington, Vermont)

rdf:langString Burlington, VT

rdf:langString Burlington, VT

rdf:langString A large brick train station at the end of an urban street

rdf:langString View of Union Station from Main Street in July 2022

rdf:langString Burlington - Port Kent Ferry

rdf:langString GMT: 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 46, 86

rdf:langString United States

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rdf:langString NECR Burlington Subdivision

rdf:langString VRS Northern Subdivision

rdf:langString Main Street Landing Company

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rdf:langString Unstaffed station with waiting room

rdf:langString Amtrak

rdf:langString Burlington Union Station is a train station and office building located in downtown Burlington, Vermont. It is the northern terminal of the Amtrak Ethan Allen Express service. The symmetrical Beaux Arts building, built of buff brick with limestone and granite trim, has a central pilaster over two entrances. The main building is divided for use by a variety of tenants. A single side platform on the west side of the station serves Vermont Railway excursion trains and Amtrak trains. Rail service to Burlington began in December 1849 with the completion of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad (which later became the Rutland Railroad) and the Vermont Central Railroad (VC). The VC replaced its original station by 1853; it constructed a new line into Burlington in 1861, with a temporary station on the waterfront. It built a permanent station with an arched trainshed in 1866–67. This became a union station in 1871 when the VC leased the Rutland. After local advocacy for a new station, an expansion was built in 1895–96. The Rutland became independent again in 1898 and soon constructed an extension northwards from Burlington. Planning for a new union station began in 1909, but the railroads and the city struggled to reach an agreement about whether to eliminate grade crossings. After years of discussion and a legal battle about one design, a design with at-grade tracks was approved in 1914. Construction began that November, and the new Union Station opened on January 23, 1916. Passenger service began to decline shortly afterwards; the CV replaced most shuttle trains to Burlington with buses in 1932, and ended its rail service to the station in 1938. Rutland service to Burlington, including the Green Mountain Flyer, lasted until 1953. The building was sold to Green Mountain Power in 1955 and renovated for use as offices. After the Rutland attempted to abandon its system, most lines were take over by Vermont Railway in 1964. It soon began operating excursion system from Burlington. Union Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a contributing property to the Battery Street Historic District. It was purchased by a private developer in 1985. After a failed attempt that year, a waterfront development was built in the 1990s, with Union Station renovated and an addition built. It served as the terminal of Champlain Flyer commuter service from 2000 to 2003. A new platform for Amtrak service was built in 2020 to 2022, and Ethan Allen Express service began on July 29, 2022.

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rdf:langString Former services

rdf:langString 1 Main Street