Amtrak, in conjunction with the town of Brattleboro, state of Vermont, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), New England Central Railroad (NECR) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), officially opened the all-new Brattleboro Station for train travel, which also includes the state’s first-ever full length level boarding train platform. The new station also features new interior and exterior accessible waiting areas, along with other modernization and accessible improvements inside, on the platform, and in the parking lot.

The new station features a waiting room with fixed seats for passengers and additional standing room, and a new ADA-accessible single-occupant restroom.

• A new level boarding platform, which is 345-feet long, and 48 inches above the top of the rail, provides travelers with heavy luggage, families with strollers, or those with accessibility needs with a more seamless and safer experience.
• In addition, there are also two ramps and two sets of stairs leading from the parking level up to the new platform.
• A covered, outdoor waiting area with benches and more standing room
• Other platform upgrades include a new electric snow melt system, lighting, railings, a detectable warning edge, and signage for a safer experience.
• The Brattleboro Words Trail interactive art installation features stories about key literary figures from the Brattleboro area, including Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost and Lucy Terry Prince, among others. The Exhibit, designed by Brattleboro artist Cynthia Houghton, will permanently occupy the platform-facing outside wall of the new train station.

This project represents a total $10 million federal investment administered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

-via Press Release