- Union Station (Utica, New York)
Infobox station
style=Amtrak
name=Utica Union Station
image_size=
image_caption=The back of Union Staion
address=321 Main StreetUtica, 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 byAmtrak and theAdirondack Scenic Railroad inUtica, 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 inNew 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 aNew York Central Railroad station, in 1915 it became tenated by theDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and theNew 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)]
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