Castleton station is an

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intercity train station in

Castleton, Vermont Castleton is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Castleton is about to the west of Rutland, the county's seat and most populous city, and about east of the New York/Vermont state border. The town had a population of 4,458 at the ...

. Originally built by the

Rutland and Whitehall Railroad The Rutland and Whitehall Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Vermont. The railroad, also known as the Castleton Company, received its charter from Vermont in 1848 and opened in 1850. Its main line ran from Castleton, ...

in 1850, the depot is now privately owned, and is located across from the northern terminus of the

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. Castleton replaced Fair Haven station on the ''

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'' in January 2010. It serves nearby Castleton University and

Lake Bomoseen Lake Bomoseen ( ) is a freshwater lake in the western part of the U.S. state of Vermont in the towns of Castleton and Hubbardton in Rutland County. It is the largest lake that lies entirely within the state's boundaries, with a surface area of ...

. The station has one short low-level wooden

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to the east of the track.

History

The station building was constructed in 1850. Passenger service on the line between Whitehall and Rutland ended on June 24, 1934. In 1966, the

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sold the station to the Jakubowski family. The ''

'' began service between New York City and

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on December 2, 1996. An

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was opened at Fair Haven in November 1997. Fair Haven is a small town with limited tourist activity; in FY 2007 the station served just 2,205 passengers. In 2005, the Jakubowski family began renovating Castleton station. In January 2010, Fair Haven station was replaced with Castleton, to the east, which better serves Castleton University and

. Castleton station opened on January 2; Fair Haven remained in use until January 9. Accessibility improvements at the station, including a new platform, took place in 2016–2018. From March 2020 to July 19, 2021, all Amtrak service in Vermont was suspended in response to the

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, with the ''Ethan Allen Express'' truncated to Albany–Rensselaer station.

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Amtrak stations in Vermont Former Delaware and Hudson Railway stations Buildings and structures in Castleton, Vermont Railway stations in the United States opened in 1850 Transportation buildings and structures in Rutland County, Vermont {{vermont-railstation-stub