Bellows Falls station

Bellows Falls
The Bellows Falls station building.
Location	54 Depot Street Bellows Falls, VT 05101
Coordinates	43°08′12″N 72°26′39″W / 43.136549°N 72.444260°W / 43.136549; -72.444260Coordinates: 43°08′12″N 72°26′39″W / 43.136549°N 72.444260°W / 43.136549; -72.444260
Line(s)	New England Central Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Green Mountain Railroad
Other information
Station code	BLF
History
Opened	1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	4,828[1]  11.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Brattleboro toward Washington, DC Vermonter Claremont toward St. Albans

Bellows Falls is an Amtrak intercity train station in Bellows Falls, Vermont. The station also serves the headquarters of the Green Mountain Scenic Railroad, and provides tourist excursions to Chester Depot, Ludlow, Summit, and Rutland.

Greyhound, the national intercity bus service, also serves Bellows Falls from this station.^[2] Local bus service to and from the train station is also provided by the Current's Bellows Falls-Rutland Connector (route 57), linking to Ludlow's Okemo Mountain Resort.^[3]

The previous station in Bellows Falls, circa 1915

The current station, which is known as the Boston and Maine (B&M) depot for one of the railroads that used it, was constructed in 1923 when its predecessor was extensively damaged in a 1922 fire. In the past the station served Boston and Maine Railroad, Central Vermont Railway and Rutland Railroad trains.^[4]

A scene of the 1999 movie The Cider House Rules was filmed there.^[5]

References

External links

• Media related to Bellows Falls (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Amtrak – Stations – Bellows Falls, VT
• Bellows Falls Station (BLF) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Bellows Falls Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)