Union Station

Utica, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Wheelchair access: Accessible

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The Boehlert Transportation Center at Union Station in Utica, New York, completed in 1914, is a Beaux-Arts railway station distinguished by Italianate design elements including a rusticated granite ground story and buff brick above. The symmetrically rectangular façade features thirteen bays across its front and fifteen along the side elevations, crowned by a brick parapet with a prominent clock and eagle sculptures flanking the main entrance. Inside, the monumental 15,000-square-foot waiting room is defined by its 47-foot-high vaulted ceiling, supported by 34 marble columns reportedly salvaged from Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Steam-heated benches and period amenities—including a restaurant and barber shop—enhance its functional elegance. Now owned by Oneida County and serving Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited, Empire Service, and Maple Leaf routes, as well as the seasonal Adirondack Railroad heritage service, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.