Fair Haven station explained

Style:Amtrak
Fair Haven, VT
Address:Depot Street
Borough:Fair Haven, Vermont
Country:United States
Coordinates:43.5904°N -73.2614°W
Line:VRS Whitehall Branch
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Opened:November 12, 1997[1]
Closed:January 9, 2010[2]
Pass Year:FY2007
Passengers:2,205[3]
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes

Fair Haven station was an Amtrak intercity train station in Fair Haven, Vermont. It opened in November 1997, and was closed and replaced by nearby Castleton station in January 2010.

History

The Ethan Allen Express began service between New York City's Penn Station and Rutland on December 2, 1996.[4] It was the first passenger service on the line between Whitehall and Rutland since 1934.[5] [6] An infill station was opened at Fair Haven on November 12, 1997.

The station building, originally built by the Delaware and Hudson Railway, was in poor condition and was not available for passenger use. Instead, Amtrak passengers used a small bus shelter located across the street from the building.

Fair Haven is a small town with limited tourist activity; in fiscal year 2007 the station served just 2,205 passengers. In January 2010, Fair Haven station was replaced with Castleton station, 5miles to the east, which better serves Castleton University and Lake Bomoseen. Castleton station opened on January 2; Fair Haven remained in use until January 9.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Edwards . Bruce . November 8, 1997 . Express Starting to Stop in Fair Haven . June 24, 2019 . The Rutland Daily Herald . 11, 13 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Amtrak Ethan Allen Express to Provide Service at Renovated Castleton, Vermont Depot . December 29, 2009 . Amtrak .
  3. Web site: January 2008 . Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2007, State of Vermont . https://web.archive.org/web/20080625190341/http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/VERMONT07.pdf . June 25, 2008 . Amtrak.
  4. December 2013 . In Amtrak History . Amtrak Ink . 18 . 11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719213609/https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/591/660/Amtrak-Ink-Dec-2013,0.pdf . July 19, 2014.
  5. News: May 26, 1934 . D. & H. To Suspend Passenger Trains To And From City . Rutland Daily Herald . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: June 15, 1934 . Plan New Bus Lines . The Enterprise and Vermonter . 7 . Newspapers.com.