Fort Edward station (also known as the Fort Edward–Glens Falls) is an intercity

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Fort Edward, New York Fort Edward is a town and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. The population was 5,991 at the 2020 census. The municipal center complex is on U.S. Route 4 between the villages of Hudson Falls and Fort Edward.

. It was originally built as a

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depot in 1900, as a replacement for two earlier stations. The first was built in 1840 but was later converted into a store in 1880, the same year it was replaced with a second depot on the existing site. The third and current station has been listed on the

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since December 13, 2000. The station serves both Fort Edward and nearby

Glens Falls Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls ref ...

. It has one low-level

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to the west of the single track of the

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Canadian Subdivision. The station is served by Amtrak's daily '' Adirondack'' and ''

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''. The station also is a stop on the CDTA's Route 404 providing

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service to Glens Falls and surrounding communities Monday through Saturdays, as well as seasonal "train-catcher" service to Lake George, New York. In March 2020, all Amtrak service at the station was suspended indefinitely, with trains being truncated to

Albany–Rensselaer station Albany–Rensselaer station, formally the Joseph L. Bruno Rail Station, is a train station in Rensselaer, New York, located from downtown Albany across the Hudson River. Operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority, it serves ...

after Vermont Governor

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ordered all Amtrak stations in Vermont closed due to the ongoing

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.''Ethan Allen Express'' service between New York City and Rutland, Vermont resumed on July 19, 2021. The ''Adirondack'' service between New York City and Montreal resumed daily operations on April 3, 2023. , the station is occupied by Evergreen Bicycle Works.

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