Amtrak is making significant progress and recently completed several key milestones on its station and platform improvements at Saratoga Springs Station (SAR), which is served daily by the Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express, and received nearly 38,000 Amtrak guests in Fiscal Year 2025. Demolition and track work have officially started, highlighting the biggest step of the project to date.
The Saratoga Springs Station project will include the following upgrades in coordination with the Capital District Transportation Authority:
- A new 600’ long, level boarding platform featuring an integrated snow melt system and accessible paths of travel to and from the station building.
- Customers will no longer require steps to get on or off a train for a more seamless and safer experience due to the new platform sitting 4 feet above the top of the rail.
- LED light fixtures that provide full coverage lighting at the platform
- Yellow-painted safety detectable warning system at the platform edge
- New station and wayfinding signage
- A new microphone and speaker system for the ticket counter inside the station
This project represents a total $12.5 million federal investment administered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The Saratoga Springs Station improvements are on track for completion in summer 2027.
-via Press Release
