Stops at Bristol on weekends and holidays. Runs June through October: Providence to Newport on weekdays and weekends. The current Providence station is the third major passenger rail facility to serve the residents of this Rhode Island city.

IF SIDEBAR IS NOT VISIBLE CLICK THE THREE PARALLEL BARS IN THE UPPER LEFTĬlicking the arrow next to a page listed on the sidebar will bring up additional pages.Ĭlick the page with the topic desired. RIPTA Services Taxi Services Train Volunteer Program Ferry Service Seastreak 1-hour ferry service between Providence, Bristol, and Newport. NAVIGATION - PLEASE READ - USE THE SIDEBAR However, freight trains of the reborn Providence & Worcester still pass through the Amtrak station.Ī New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Alco built PA-1 is leaving Providence with a New York express in 1957. The New Haven railroad was merged in 1969 and its sucessors, Penn Central and Conrail, are also gone. Eventually the new station failed to meet Providence's needs and it was replaced in 1986 by a modern structure from which Amtrak provides fast electric service to Boston, New York and Washington. The station is the 14th busiest Amtrak station in the country, and the busiest on. The Union Station was outgrown by Providence and in 1898 a new station was opened by the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad with substantially larger facilities than were had by the several Providence railroads which it now controlled. Providence railroad station is served by Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail. The two Providence stations were connected by a ferry boat for about ten years until a Union Station was built in the center of Providence which joined the B&P, the NYP&B and the just opened Providence & Worcester railroad. In 1838, the New York, Providence & Boston opened a station on the Providence River in south Providence and provided a rail route to the New York steamers at Stonington. Providence, RI (PVD):Featuring complimentary shuttle bus service between the Providence train station, convention center, downtown, and the Providence to. The new station, which will link commuter rail with Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses, the Blackstone River Bikeway and nearby Interstate 95, lies at the heart of the Conant Thread. Railway service began in Providence in July 1835 when the Boston & Providence Railroad crossed the Seekonk River on a movable bridge and terminated at a dock at India Point from which passengers from Boston could reach New York City by steamboat.