Rome station (New York)

Rome station is a Neoclassical train station served by Amtrak. It is located on 6599 Martin Street in Rome, New York between the NY 26-49-69 bridge and Mill Road south of the Erie Canal.

Rome, NY
Station building viewed from the platform
General information
Location	6599 Martin Street Rome, New York United States
Coordinates	43°11′58″N 75°27′00″W
Owned by	City of Rome
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Mohawk Subdivision)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CENTRO of Oneida: 4, 7
Construction
Parking	Several free spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ROM
History
Opened	1914
Electrified	No
Passengers
FY 2023	9,267 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Syracuse toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service Utica toward New York Syracuse toward Toronto Maple Leaf      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Syracuse toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Utica toward New York (Grand Central) Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Greenway toward Chicago Main Line Oriskany toward New York Humaston toward Oswego Oswego – Rome Terminus Greenway toward Buffalo–Exchange Street West Shore Railroad Main Line Oriskany toward Weehawken
Location

Four Empire Service trains (two westbound to Niagara Falls and two eastbound to Penn Station in New York City) stop at Rome, as do a pair of Maple Leaf trains (one eastbound, one westbound) between Penn Station and Toronto Union Station for a total of six daily departures. CENTRO of Oneida's Rome bus routes 4 and 7 also stop at the station.

History

The current station was built between 1912 and 1914 by the New York Central Railroad south of the city proper to replace the former structure downtown. Such a move was necessitated by a track realignment.

The one-and-a-half-story brick building was constructed in a Neoclassical style and includes columns flanking the vestibules, decorative grillwork and large arched windows. The waiting room includes a bowed ticket window and a series of delicate triple-globed bronze chandeliers. At the rear of the waiting room are paired symmetrical staircases with ornate openwork iron railings up to the near platform.

In 1988, Amtrak conveyed the station to the city of Rome. Amtrak proposed to close the station in 1996, but the city resisted and instead found federal funds to renovate the station. The $4 million reconstruction was finished in 2004.

Station layout

Interior of Rome station, May 2015

The station has an unusual configuration because the building is located at grade while the tracks are on a raised embankment. The low-level island platform is accessed by an under-track passage; both were constructed in 2002. A side platform, now abandoned, is accessed directly from the building's second story. The platform includes enclosed passenger shelters and is heated to make snow removal unnecessary.

External links

Media related to Rome station (New York) at Wikimedia Commons

• Rome, NY – Amtrak
• Rome, NY – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)