Union Station (Utica, New York)

Infobox station
style=Amtrak
name=Utica Union Station

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image_size=
image_caption=The back of Union Staion
address=321 Main Street
Utica, NY 13501
line=rail color box|system=Amtrak|line=Empire Servicerail color box|system=Amtrak|line=Lake Shore Limitedrail color box|system=Amtrak|line=Maple Leaf
other=Adirondack Scenic Railroad, CENTRO of Oneida, Greyhound, Birnie Bus Services, Utica-Rome Bus Company, Adirondack Trailways, Chenango Valley Bus Company
owned=Oneida County
code=UCA
passengers=47,767
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=4
ADA=Yes
baggage_check=Yes
parking=Yes; free
services=

The Boehlert Center at Union Station is a train station served by Amtrak and the Adirondack Scenic Railroad in Utica, New York. It is owned by Oneida County, and named for retired U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-New Hartford.

The station was built with the Italianate style. Inside is a restaurant and a barber shop, one of the few barber shops in a train station today. The 15,000 square-foot waiting room's 47-foot high vaulted ceiling is supported by 34 marble columns. The station's blueprints called for the importing of columns that originally adorned Grand Central Station in New York City. Eight large benches are heated with steam pipes and vents.

At one time, the waiting room also contained three ticket windows, an information office, 15 pay telephones, a Western Union office, two shoeshine stands, a bar and grill. The Western Union Office is no longer there.

There used to be a tunnel connecting the waiting room to the platforms. Today, the platforms are connected via an aerial walkway.

History

The station was built between 1912 and May 1914, replacing an older structure dating from 1869. The building was designed by New York architects Stem and Fellheimer. Construction involved the rerouting of the Mohawk River. Built as a New York Central Railroad station, in 1915 it became tenated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad as well, those two companies abandoning their structures.

The station's restoration began in 1978, but refurbishing/restoration work continues to this day.

Service

The station sees multiple daily departures of the following trains:
*"Empire Service"
*"Lake Shore Limited"
*"Maple Leaf"A total of eight Amtrak trains use the station daily.

The Adirondack Scenic Railroad runs trains from here to Holland Patent, Remsen, and Old Forge on a seasonal basis.

Bus companies serving the station, one of the first intermodal facilities in the state, include the following:
*CENTRO of Oneida
*Greyhound Lines
*Birnie Bus Services
*Utica-Rome Bus Company
*Adirondack Trailways
*Coach USA/Chenango Valley Bus Company

External links

* [http://www.newyorkrailroads.com/uticaunionstation/utica_old.jpgHere's a Picture]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/utica.htm Utica Union Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)]