Schenectady station

Schenectady, NY
Station entrance in October 2018
General information
Other names	Schenectady Intermodal Station
Location	332 Erie Boulevard Schenectady, New York United States
Coordinates	42°48′53″N 73°56′34″W / 42.8146°N 73.9428°W / 42.8146; -73.9428
Owned by	Capital District Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Hudson Subdivision)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Capital District Transportation Authority
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SDY
IATA code	ZTD
History
Opened	1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Rebuilt	–August 1979[1] 2017–2018
Electrified	No
Passengers
FY 2023	57,456[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Saratoga Springs toward Montreal Adirondack Albany–Rensselaer toward New York Amsterdam toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service Saratoga Springs toward Burlington Ethan Allen Express Amsterdam toward Toronto Maple Leaf Utica toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Albany–Rensselaer toward New York or Boston South
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Former service at Colonie-Schenectady Utica toward Chicago Lake Shore 1971–1972 Albany–Rensselaer toward New York (Grand Central) Amsterdam toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Former services at Schenectady Union Station Hoffman's toward Chicago Main Line Carman toward New York Terminus Schenectady – Troy Aqueduct toward Troy
Location

Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns Albany–Rensselaer station and Saratoga Springs station.

Schenectady is served by five Amtrak routes. The Lake Shore Limited operates one train in each direction daily between Chicago and Boston/New York City (via two sections east of Albany), while the Empire Service operates three trains in each direction between Niagara Falls and New York City, the Maple Leaf serves the station with one train in each direction between Toronto and New York City as does the Ethan Allen Express between New York City and Burlington, Vermont and the Adirondack between New York City and Montreal.