Kingston Railroad Station (Rhode Island)

Kingston Station is located at 1 Railroad Avenue, in West Kingston, Rhode Island. It was built at this location in 1875 by the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad, also known as the Stonington Line.

The Kingston Station has continued as a railroad station from the day it opened in June 1875 to the present. Amtrak serves Kingston Station and with 16 "Northeast Regional" trains each day on the Northeast Corridor from Boston, Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C. Although the station is on the "Acela Express" route, Acela trains do not stop at this station, except for unscheduled maintenance.cite journal|journal=Friends of Kingston station newsletter|month=Winter|year=2008|page=1|title=Acela Halted at Kingston for speeding again?|quote=Yes, every so often the Acela actually has been witnessed at a full stop in front of the Kingston Station. On Labor Day weekend of 2007, the crowds had a real show! ... A regularly scheduled Acela to New York encountered a pantagraph problem which required attention, so it was decided by the dispatchers to transfer the travelers to the following Acela set and bring it up on the station side.] They frequently pass through this station at speeds of up to 150 mph (240 km/h), since the station is located in the middle of one of two sections of the Northeast Corridor where these speeds are permitted.

An organization called The Friends of Kingston Station was instrumental in preserving the station and assuring its restoration after a fire there on December 12, 1988. The Rhode Island Railroad Museum is located in the southern half of the station building; it is free and open on weekend afternoons and by appointment.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1978. [cite web| url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrname1.htm| title=National Register Information System| publisher=United States National Park Service| work=National Register of Historic Places| accessdate=2007-09-27| ]

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External links

* [http://kingstonstation.org Friends of Kingston Station]
* [http://friendsofkingstonstation.vox.com/ Friends of Kingston Station blog]
* [http://members.cox.net/rirrmuseum/ Rhode Island Railroad Museum]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/kingston.htm Kingston Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)]