The restoration of passenger rail service in Holyoke is possible due to the realignment of the Knowledge Corridor Rail Line, which will shorten the distance and improve speeds along Amtrak’s Vermonter service line. A train stop will be built at the bottom of Dwight street, near the intersection with Main street in Center City Holyoke, on the west side of the track. This site is located approximately one-tenth of a mile to the south of the former Station location, three-tenths of a mile from City Hall and just north to of the Holyoke’s first freight rail station site.
Significant local and regional economic and mobility benefits will be achieved from this project, connecting Holyoke to nearby Cities of Greenfield, Northampton, Springfield, Hartford and beyond. Work began on the construction of the passenger rail platform in December of 2014, and the ribbon cutting was held on August 27, 2015.
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Related Documents:
- 2011 Holyoke Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study and Site Analysis – PVPC and HDR
- 50% Design Presentation from May 21, 2013
- 100% Mini-High Design Blueprints, December 6, 2013 – Part 1
- 100% Mini-High Design Blueprints, December 6, 2013 – Part 2
- 100% Mini-High Design Blueprints, December 6, 2013 – Part 3
- 50% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, May 28, 2014 – Part 1
- 50% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, May 28, 2014 – Part 2
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 1, Cover Page
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 2, Existing Conditions
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 3, Civil
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 4, Landscape
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 5, Architectural
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 6, Structural
- 100% Complete High-Level Design Blueprints, July 28, 2014 – Part 7, Electrical