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Weekday stopping service was scheduled to increase from three northbound and four southbound trains to six northbound and five southbound trains on March 16, 2020. However, on that date Amtrak temporarily reduced Northeast Corridor service due to the
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The New Haven Railroad was at that time planning to expand the Northeast Corridor to four tracks along much of the route from New Haven to Boston, especially at busy stations. The bridge abutments to the west of the station over Canal Street and the
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Amtrak closed the Westerly ticket office on October 1, 2016, ceasing all ticketing and passenger assistance services. The building was reopened on August 17, 2018; the waiting area serves as an art gallery and is open Wednesdays through Sundays.
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The station received a $ 2 million renovation in 1998 that restored it to its original state. As part of the project, a lift system was installed in the passenger subway to make the station handicapped accessible.
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Work began in early 2020 on accessibility improvements at Westerly, including two elevators to replace existing incline lifts in the stairways to the under-track passage. The work was completed in July 2022.
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on November 17, 1837. The original depot was a small wooden structure, similar to those still extant at nearby Noank and West Mystic. In 1872, a new station - similar to those still standing at
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were built for four tracks, although only two-track bridges were ever built. The line was rebuilt for three tracks from just east of the station to just west of
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to the north) that is served exclusively by Amtrak, with no commuter rail service, though there have been proposals to extend
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constructed the present station as part of a curve straightening project. The station building was in the
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Transportation buildings and structures in Washington County, Rhode Island
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A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses
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style, as were several other New Haven Railroad stations (including
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Westerly, RI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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Westerly is one of a small number of Amtrak stations (along with
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Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations
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Westerly Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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Westerly station from the southbound platform in 2017
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1837
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Westerly (Amtrak station)

Westerly, Rhode Island
41°22′52″N 71°49′48″W / 41.3812°N 71.8299°W / 41.3812; -71.8299
Amtrak
Northeast Corridor
side platforms
Amtrak
WLY

Amtrak
Mystic
Norfolk
Newport News
Roanoke
Northeast Regional
Kingston
Boston South
Acela
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Stonington
New Haven
Shore Line
Shannock
Boston
Northeast Corridor
Westerly, Rhode Island
Amtrak
Northeast Regional
Acela

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