Port Kent station

Port Kent station is a suspended Amtrak intercity train station in Port Kent, Essex County, New York, formerly serving the Adirondack. The station is an open platformed shelter. The train only stops at this station when the Lake Champlain Transportation Company Port Kent–Burlington Ferry is in operation from May to October (typically Columbus Day).

Port Kent, NY
Station shelter, with Lake Champlain in the background
General information
LocationNY 373 and Lake Street,
Port Kent, New York
United States
Coordinates44.5240°N 73.4035°W / 44.5240; -73.4035
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Canadian Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections⛴ Burlington–Port Kent Ferry
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOpen seasonally (May–October); platform with shelter
Station codeAmtrak: PRK
History
OpenedApril 24, 1977[1]
Passengers
FY 2021Service suspended due to COVID-19[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Plattsburgh
toward Montreal
 Adirondack Westport
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Plattsburgh
toward Montreal
 Adirondack
Discontinued 1987
 Willsboro
toward New York
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Valcour
toward Rouses Point
 Main Line Douglass
toward Albany

The Delaware and Hudson Railroad built a freight station on the shores of Port Kent sometime between 1875 and 1876, and an open shelter in 1911, similar to the existing one. Amtrak has stopped at the site since April 24, 1977, but the existing shelter was only established in 1989.[3][4] The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track.

Service was suspended at the station in spring, 2020 with the Covid-19 pandemic, along with the entire Adirondack route. By the time that Amtrak service was ready to be restored, however, the Lake Champlain ferry had terminated its operations from Burlington to Port Kent. The ferry's website as of April 2, 2023, states that the route is suspended for the foreseeable future.[5] As of the same date, Amtrak's site states that it is not offering service to the station.[6]

References
  1. "Amtrak Stop". The Burlington Free Press. April 24, 1977. p. 21. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. Port Kent Amtrak Station (PKK); Great American Stations
  4. Amtrak (May 15, 1977). "Port Kent Stop". Amtrak NEWS.
  5. "Burlington, VT – Port Kent, NY". Lake Champlain Ferries. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  6. "Amtrak - Reservations - Select Train". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.

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