White River Junction
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Location | 102 Railroad Row White River Junction, VT 05001 |
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Coordinates | 43°38′54″N 72°19′4″W / 43.64833°N 72.31778°WCoordinates: 43°38′54″N 72°19′4″W / 43.64833°N 72.31778°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | State of Vermont | ||||||||||
Line(s) | New England Central Railroad | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Green Mountain Railroad | ||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | WRJ | ||||||||||
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Opened | December 8, 1937 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (FY2016) | 13,988 5.5% | ||||||||||
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White River Junction 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 that served the Boston and Maine Railroad, Central Vermont Railway, and Rutland Railroad. 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.
Steam locomotive B&M 494 on display
Passengers waiting for Amtrak Vermonter