Union Station (Northampton, Massachusetts)

Northampton, MA
The historic Union Station building and current station platform
General information
Location	125A Pleasant Street Northampton, Massachusetts United States
Coordinates	42°19′8.3″N 72°37′36.3″W / 42.318972°N 72.626750°W / 42.318972; -72.626750
Owned by	MassDOT (current station)[1] Harmonic Rock Realty LLC (original building)
Line(s)	Connecticut River Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	Amtrak
Connections	Pioneer Valley Transit Authority: 39E, B43, B48, G73E, R41, R42, R44
Construction
Parking	Short-term parking
Bicycle facilities	Bike share (ValleyBike Share), Mass Central Rail Trail, Northampton Rail Trail System
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NHT
Website	www.amtrak.com/stations/nht
History
Opened	1897 (1897) (original station) December 29, 2014 (2014-12-29) (new platform)
Passengers
FY 2023	34,912[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Holyoke toward New Haven Valley Flyer Greenfield Terminus Holyoke toward Washington, D.C. Vermonter Greenfield toward St. Albans
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Springfield toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer 1972–1987 Brattleboro toward Montreal Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station Terminus Central Mass Branch Hadley toward Boston Mount Tom toward Springfield Springfield - White River Junction Hatfield toward White River Junction Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Easthampton toward New Haven Canal Line Whately toward Shelburne Falls Florence toward Williamsburgh Williamsburgh Branch Terminus
Location

Union Station is a historic building in Northampton, Massachusetts, that served as a train station from 1897 until 1987. Built at the close of the nineteenth century, the structure incorporates many features of the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. The buff brick masses of the station are trimmed with red Longmeadow brownstone and hooded by red tile roofs. Steep dormers protrude from the roofline. The interior once featured Italian marble floors, oak woodwork, and a large fireplace.^[3]

The building, which is privately owned, was converted in 2013 into a 200-seat banquet facility, a sports bar, and a facility known as the Tunnel Bar that runs underneath the building.^[4]

On December 29, 2014, Amtrak's Vermonter began stopping at a new passenger rail boarding platform located just to the south of the Union Station building.^[5] A pilot program added two daily round trips of the Valley Flyer in August 2019.