Saratoga Springs station is a train station owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority and operated by Amtrak in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is situated along the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

. Saratoga Springs is served by Amtrak's '' Adirondack'' and '' Ethan Allen Express'', in addition to the Saratoga & North Creek Railway's two heritage lines. The station has one low-level side platform to the east of the tracks.

History

The current station was built in 1956-1959 by the

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, as a replacement for an 1880-built structure at another location, which currently serves as a private residence. The 1950s-era structure was mostly torn down in 2002, and a temporary trailer was used as the station until the current station was completed in 2004. The brick exterior from the former structure was retained and covered with wooden facing high across the front and green trim on the doors and windows the rest of the building was rebuilt into a modern, high-ceilinged facility with a skylight in the center of the station. The facade features a 54-foot frieze by

Anne Diggory Anne Diggory (b.1951) is an American artist. Diggory received a BA from Yale University in 1973, and an MFA from Indiana University in 1976. In 1977 she moved to Saratoga Springs, New York and began work inspired by local landscapes including the ...

, Alice Manzi, and Beverly Mastrianni.