White River Junction station explained

White River Junction, VT
Style:Amtrak
Address:102 Railroad Row
White River Junction, Vermont
Country:United States
Coordinates:43.6483°N 72.3178°W
Owned:State of Vermont
Line:New England Central Railroad
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Green Mountain Railroad
StageCoach: 89er
Advance Transit: Orange Line
Accessible:yes
Rebuilt:June - December 8, 1937[1] [2]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes

White River Junction station is a passenger train station in White River Junction, Vermont, served by Amtrak's Vermonter. It is also used by the Green Mountain Railroad for passenger excursion trains to Thetford and the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont. Originally, it was built in 1937 as a union station[3] that served the Boston and Maine Railroad and Central Vermont Railway. On display adjacent to the station is a sheltered display of Boston and Maine Railroad #494, a historic steam locomotive. The station's historic building is a contributing property in the White River Junction Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] Dartmouth College is five miles to the north in Hanover, New Hampshire.

In earlier decades more trains stopped in the station. The Boston & Maine's Ambassador Boston - Montreal train stopped there, as did the Connecticut Yankee in its years as a longer distance international train from New York City to Quebec City.

Notes and References

  1. News: Railroads to Build New Brick Depot at White River Junction . July 25, 2022 . The Brattleboro Daily Reformer . June 19, 1937 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Speeches and Fanfare Dedicate White River Junction Station . July 25, 2022 . The Brattleboro Daily Reformer . December 9, 1937 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Windsor County, VT. www.rrshs.org.
  4. Web site: White River Junction Historic District --National Register Nomination Information. Courtney Fisher . May 1980 . Scanned or other replica of original NRHP application document . CRJC.ORG .