White River Junction station is a passenger train station in White River Junction, Vermont, served by Amtrak's ''

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''. It is also used by the

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for passenger excursion trains to Thetford and the

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in Norwich, Vermont. Originally, it was built in 1937 as a union station that served the

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and Central Vermont Railway. On display adjacent to the station is a sheltered display of

#494, a historic steam locomotive. The station's historic building is a contributing property in the White River Junction Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Dartmouth College is five miles to the north in Hanover, New Hampshire. In earlier decades more trains stopped in the station. The Boston & Maine's ''

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'' Boston–Montreal train stopped there, as did the '' Connecticut Yankee'' in its years as an longer distance international train from New York City to Quebec City.

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Amtrak stations in Vermont White River Junction, Vermont Railroad museums in Vermont Museums in Windsor County, Vermont Stations along Boston and Maine Railroad lines Former Central Vermont Railway stations Union stations in the United States Transportation museums in Vermont Transportation buildings and structures in Windsor County, Vermont Railway stations in the United States opened in 1937 Buildings and structures in Hartford, Vermont {{Vermont-NRHP-stub