Amsterdam station (New York)

Amsterdam is an Amtrak train station in Amsterdam, New York. It is located at 466 West Main Street (NYS Rts. 5 & 67) on the West end of the city and is also a popular railfanning location on the busy CSX Chicago Line, which sees 70–80 freight trains per day. However, there are only three Amtrak trains in each direction daily. Further service passes through the station without stopping. While the station is located along the Mohawk River, maps have mistakenly shown the location as being next to a park along the river near the Erie Canal Lock #11.

Amsterdam, NY
Amtrak station
The Amsterdam station in 2015.
Location	466 West Main Street, Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates	42°57′13″N 74°13′10″W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Mohawk Subdivision)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	AMS
History
Opened	December 4, 1970[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	10,475[2]  0.62%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Utica toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service Schenectady toward New York Utica toward Toronto via Niagara Falls, Ontario Maple Leaf      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Utica toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Colonie–Schenectady toward New York (Grand Central)

The station is served by four Empire Service and two Maple Leaf trains. In earlier eras, such as the postwar 1940s, no named trains from west of Syracuse stopped there.[3]

Station layout

Amsterdam is a small station with a small lobby without ticket sales and a ramp leading from the back door to the platform. The station has one low-level side platform on the north side of the tracks.

Platform at Amsterdam Amtrak station

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1	←      Empire Service toward Niagara Falls (Utica) ←      Maple Leaf toward Toronto (Utica) ←      Empire Service, Maple Leaf toward New York (Schenectady) →
Track 2	←      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here →

References

1. "New Penn Central Rail Depot Officially Opened at Amsterdam". The Leader-Herald. December 4, 1970. p. 2. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
3. "New York Central timetable, April 1948" (PDF). Streamliner Memories.

External links

• Media related to Amsterdam station (New York) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amsterdam, NY – Amtrak
• Amsterdam Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Amsterdam Train Timetable (Empire Service)
• Amsterdam, NY (AMS) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)