Hudson station (New York)

Hudson is a train station in Hudson, New York. Hudson serves a total of four different Amtrak trains, all of which have a southern terminus at Pennsylvania Station in New York City. They consist of the Adirondack, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Empire Service from Niagara Falls, New York, the Ethan Allen Express from Rutland, VT, the Maple Leaf from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Southbound Lake Shore Limited trains from Chicago served Hudson until April 4, 2009.

Not to be confused with Hudson Generating Station.

Hudson, NY
East elevation and south profile of station, 2008
Location	69 South Front Street, Hudson, New York
Coordinates	42.2541°N 73.7977°W / 42.2541; -73.7977
Owned by	Amtrak (station house) City of Hudson (parking lot)
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Hudson Subdivision)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Columbia County Public Transportation
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HUD
History
Opened	1874
Rebuilt	1992
Electrified	No
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	217,970[1]  5.85%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Albany–Rensselaer toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service Rhinecliff–Kingston toward New York Albany–Rensselaer toward Toronto via Niagara Falls, Ontario Maple Leaf Albany–Rensselaer toward Montreal Adirondack Albany–Rensselaer toward Rutland Ethan Allen Express      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Albany–Rensselaer toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Rhinecliff–Kingston toward New York (Grand Central) Preceding station Conrail Following station Stockport toward Albany Hudson Line Until 1981 Greendale toward New York Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Stockport toward Chicago Main Line North Germantown toward New York Terminus Hudson Branch Hudson Upper toward Chatham

History

A New York Central train at Hudson, 1968

Originally built in 1874 by the New York Central Railroad, it is the oldest continuously operated station in the state. Besides the Water Level Route, Hudson was also the terminus of the former Boston and Albany Railroad Hudson Branch,[2] as well as another branch leading to Niverville on the B&A Main Line.

Passenger service at the station as well as across the nation was assumed by Amtrak in 1971. In the late 1980s, the parking lots on either side of the station were repaved. The next renovation took place between 1991 and 1992 with funds from New York State, after the renovations, the station had a grand re-opening. In the late 1990s, ridership at the Hudson station grew to the point that the city opened up an additional parking lot across the street. In 2009, the city created metered parking on Front Street due to the continuing demand. A task force recently studied the feasibility of raising the platform, a difficult task since north end of the platform is curved and an active freight siding lies near that side of the station.[3]

Station layout

The station has two low-level paved island platforms. Northbound trains generally use Track 1 while southbound trains generally use Track 2. with both trains opening doors on the eastern side. The third track is a passing loop that merges into Track 1 on either side of the station. Passengers are required to wait east of the passing loop until the train arrives in the station. The station is wheelchair-accessible, with passengers reaching the train via a portable wheelchair lift.[4]

The platforms at Hudson station

Street level	Exit/entrance, station building and parking
Passing loop	← No regular service →
Island platform, serves Track 1
Track 1	←      Maple Leaf toward Toronto (Albany–Rensselaer) ←      Empire Service toward Niagara Falls (Albany–Rensselaer) ←      Adirondack toward Montreal (Albany–Rensselaer) ←      Ethan Allen Express toward Rutland (Albany–Rensselaer) ←      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Island platform, serves Track 2
Track 2	←      Adirondack, Ethan Allen Express toward New York (Rhinecliff–Kingston) → ←      Empire Service, Maple Leaf toward New York (Rhinecliff–Kingston) → ←      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here →

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
2. Railroads from Albany to Connecticut; B&A Hudson Branch
3. "Hudson, NY (HUD)". Great American Stations. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
4. "Hudson, NY (HUD)". Amtrak. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

External links

• Hudson, NY – Amtrak
• Hudson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• Hudson, NY (HUD) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)