Ticonderoga station (often called Fort Ticonderoga station) is an Amtrak intercity train station in Ticonderoga, New York. It is served by the single daily round trip of the Adirondack. The station is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of downtown Ticonderoga and 0.2 miles (0.32 km) west of the Fort Ticonderoga–Shoreham Ferry landing.[2] It has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track.
In 1875, the D&H opened its Baldwin Branch from the mainline to Baldwin Dock on Lake George. It met the mainline just north of the new Montcalm Landing, which served ferries on Lake Champlain.[3] The D&H station at Montcalm Landing was known as Fort Ticonderoga. A short branch off the Baldwin Branch into downtown Ticonderoga opened in 1890.[3]
In October 1911, Addison Junction station was renamed Fort Ticonderoga, with Fort Ticonderoga becoming Montcalm Landing.[5] The Addison Branch bridge over Lake Champlain was embargoed in 1917 and officially abandoned in 1923.[4] Fort Ticonderoga station was closed in 1933, with Montcalm Landing reverting back to the Fort Ticonderoga name.[6] Passenger service on the Baldwin and Ticonderoga branches ended by 1935, leaving Fort Ticonderoga station as the only station serving Ticonderoga.[7]
The station building was demolished around 1962 and replaced with a small shelter.[8] The Laurentian continued to make a flag stop there until it was discontinued on April 30, 1971, upon the formation of Amtrak.[9] Amtrak restored service on the line with the Adirondack on August 6, 1974; it served the shelter at the former Montcalm Landing location.[10] The current station opened on August 13, 1991, at the former Addison Junction site.[11][12]
