Holyoke station
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Holyoke station is an Amtrak intercity train station near the corner of Main and Dwight streets in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. The station opened on August 27, 2015, eight months after Amtrak's Vermonter service was re-routed to the Connecticut River Line through the Pioneer Valley.
Holyoke, MA | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 74 Main Street Holyoke, Massachusetts United States | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°12′15″N 72°36′10″W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Holyoke[1] | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Connecticut River Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Train operators | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Pioneer Valley Transit Authority: R24, R29, T24, X90 | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | 25 spaces | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Architect | Michael Baker International[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: HLK | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1845 (1845) (original station) August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) (new platform)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1966 (1966) | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1885 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY 2022 | 2,423[4] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||
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The first railroad station in Holyoke had opened in 1845, followed by the H.H. Richardson-designed Connecticut River Railroad Station in 1885. Though passenger service to Holyoke ended in 1966, the 1885 depot is still extant. The opening of the new station returned passenger rail service to Holyoke for the first time in 49 years, and to the Dwight and Main streets site for the first time in 130 years. A pilot program added two daily Amtrak Shuttle round trips in August 2019 under the Valley Flyer moniker.