Union Station (Albany, New York)

Albany
A postcard of the station from circa 1930
A postcard of the station from c. 1930
General information
Location575 Broadway, Albany, New York[1]
Owned byNew York Central Railroad
Line(s)Hudson Division
Train operatorsNew York Central Railroad
Boston and Albany Railroad
Delaware and Hudson Railway
West Shore Railroad
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1900 (1900)
Closed1968 (1968)
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
West Albany
toward Chicago
Main Line Rensselaer
toward New York
Terminus West Shore Railroad
Albany branch
Selkirk
toward Weehawken
Boston and Albany Railroad
Main Line
Rensselaer
toward Boston
AlbanyTroy Troy
Terminus
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Menands Main Line Terminus
Menands
toward Troy
AlbanyTroy
via Colonie
Delmar
toward Binghamton
Susquehanna Division
Terminus AlbanyTroy
via Rensselaer
Rensselaer
toward Troy
Albany Union Station
Union Station (Albany, New York) is located in New York
Union Station (Albany, New York)
Coordinates42°39′5″N 73°45′0″W / 42.65139°N 73.75000°W / 42.65139; -73.75000
Built1899–1900[3]
ArchitectShepley, Rutan & Coolidge; Norcross Bros.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts[4]
NRHP reference No.71000516[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971

Union Station, also known as Albany Union Station, is a building in Albany, New York, on the corner of Broadway and Steuben Street. Built during 1899–1900, it served originally as the city's railroad station but now houses credit union offices.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) during 1971.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BofA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nrhptext was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Waite, Diana S. (1993). Albany architecture: a guide to the city. Mount Ida Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-9625368-1-4.

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