Port Kent station

Port Kent
Station shelter, with Lake Champlain in the background
Location	NY 373 & Back Road Port Kent, NY 12975 United States
Coordinates	44°31′26″N 73°24′13″W / 44.5240°N 73.4035°WCoordinates: 44°31′26″N 73°24′13″W / 44.5240°N 73.4035°W
Line(s)	CP Canadian Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Burlington–Port Kent Ferry
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: PRK
History
Opened	April 24, 1977
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	727[1]  6.75%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Plattsburgh toward Montreal Adirondack Westport toward New York City

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

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.^[2][3]

Notable places nearby

• Ausable Chasm
• Lake Champlain Transportation Company

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
2. Port Kent Amtrak Station (PKK); Great American Stations
3. Amtrak (May 15, 1977). "Port Kent Stop". Amtrak NEWS.

External links

Media related to Port Kent (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Port Kent, NY
• Port Kent Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Burlington, VT - Port Kent, NY (Lake Champlain Ferries)
• Port Kent, NY (PRK) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)