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Westerly (Amtrak station)
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Westerly is a train station
in Westerly, Rhode Island. It is served by Amtrak
's Northeast Regional train, and was originally built in 1912 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
.
Of the three Rhode Island stations served by Amtrak, Westerly was the third busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 105 passengers daily.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Westerly, Rhode Island. It is served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Northeast Regional train, and was originally built in 1912 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...
.
Of the three Rhode Island stations served by Amtrak, Westerly was the third busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 105 passengers daily.