page_title: Albany–Rensselaer station
section_title: Station layout
hierarchical_section_title: Albany–Rensselaer station / Station layout
caption_attribution_description: English: Amtrak dual-mode locomotive 710 at Albany-Rensselaer after evening from from GCT during 2017 Penn Station infrastructure renewal work.
context_page_description: Rensselaer Rail Station, signed as Albany–Rensselaer on its platforms, is a train station in Rensselaer, New York, located 1.5 miles from downtown Albany across the Hudson River. Operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority, it serves as Amtrak's primary station for the Capital District. To emphasize the station's location across the river from Albany, as well as to distinguish from the Rensselaer station in Indiana, Amtrak refers to the station as "Albany–Rensselaer."
  It is served by Amtrak's Empire Corridor routes, including the Lake Shore Limited, whose Boston and New York sections diverge at the station.
  As of 2018 it was Amtrak's ninth-busiest station, as well as the busiest to serve a metro area with a population smaller than 2 million–a distinction it has held since at least 2010. This is primarily due to the large number of passengers who commute to and from New York City.
context_section_description: The two floor station features a large main lobby that contains a coffee shop, a newsstand, and a post office. Trains call at two high-level island platforms serving two tracks in each direction. The platforms are connected to the main building by an aerial walkway that is accessed by stairs, escalator and elevator. Each 605-foot (184 m) platform can accommodate up to 7 Amfleet cars, not including an engine.
caption: An Amtrak train at Platform 1
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