Schenectady (Amtrak Station)

Schenectady (Amtrak Station)

The Schenectady Amtrak station (SDY) is a train station in Schenectady, New York served by Amtrak. The station is built under the railroad tracks with an elevator and staircase leading to a railway platform between the two tracks. The station is a popular railfan site.

The station was built in 1979 on the site of the former Union Station. A replacement structure is planned to be built on the site of the existing station that would include both Amtrak and local transit service. The Capital District Transportation Authority receivedUS $4.2 million grant for the construction of the planned structure in October 2010.

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