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 #1518113  by John_Perkowski
 
There’ve been LOTS of replacement stations, but how much never before served locations, or locations where the host RR along before tore down the station? I don’t know...
 #1518117  by R36 Combine Coach
 
Several airports, including EWR, BWI and Milwaukee.

Oakland Coliseum (an intermodal BART transfer station) opened May 2005.

Route 128/Westwood (opened 1970s/80s?)

Metropark (Iselin) opened 11/11/71 - conceived in the late 1960s under the High Speed Program by NJDOT, PC and USDOT as suburban stop for Metroliners.

Cornwells Heights - had been a local PRR commuter stop in some form, but Amtrak service did not begin until November 1997, with new park-ride station built.

Did NYC/PC ever serve the State Fair? Seems more recent.
 #1518120  by John_Perkowski
 
Kansas City
St Louis
Omaha
Salt Lake City

I’m actually a little surprised Amtrak didn’t ask for an Amshack in Denver...
 #1518146  by Station Aficionado
 
John_Perkowski wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:55 pm Kansas City
St Louis
Omaha
Salt Lake City

I’m actually a little surprised Amtrak didn’t ask for an Amshack in Denver...
So, if the category is locations where Amtrak built a new station where there had never been a heritage station or any heritage station disappeared long before A-Day, none of these fit. All had extant stations on A-Day, and Amtrak used those stations for varying periods of time.

In addition to the airport locations noted above, Burbank Airport and some other west coast locations come to mind—Van Nuys, Irvine, Grover Beach, Tukwila, and probably others. Also, most of the Downeaster stations would appear to fit the bill.
 #1518148  by Backshophoss
 
The last remaining building of the Avarodo complex,ABQ 's ATSF station was lost to fire,Amtrak moved into a "SHED" aka the Indian Curio bldg
untill the Combined Greyhound/Amtrak station was built,(as phase 2 of the "new" Avarodo" complex)back in the late '90's-early 2000's
Amtrak was the last to move in due to political problems.
 #1518151  by TomNelligan
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:09 pm Route 128/Westwood (opened 1970s/80s?)
The current Amtrak/MBTA station at Route 128 opened in 2000, but that location has been an intercity and commuter stop for decades, since the New Haven RR opened the first Route 128 station at that site in 1953. The current building is actually the third. The very modest 1953 building was replaced by a nice little brick building in 1965, which in turn gave way to the modern structure that is there now.
 #1518155  by R36 Combine Coach
 
TomNelligan wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:57 pm The current Amtrak/MBTA station at Route 128 opened in 2000, but that location has been an intercity and commuter stop for decades, since the New Haven RR opened the first Route 128 station at that site in 1953.
In fact (I only learned), a forerunner and pioneer of the suburban park-ride station, built 1953 under New Haven Railroad President Frederic Dumaine. Beltway and Metropark would follow.

To add: Antioch, added to the San Joaquin line in 1984. New station built and opened December 1990 by Tri-Delta Transit.

Holyoke, MA: New station built 2015. Historic 1885 depot last in service in 1960s, under private operation (pre-RPSA).
 #1518158  by The EGE
 
Antioch is more or less a replacement for the ATSF and SP Pittsburg stops, which served the San Francisco Chief and San Joaquin Daylight until A-day.

A number of the Capitol Corridor stops were not served on A-day - and the San Jose-Oakland segment hadn't even seen a passenger train since 1960. Hayward and Fremont hadn't been served since 1941 and 1940 (service until 1960 had used the Coast Line). Agnew (near Great America) lasted until 1960. Emeryville hadn't seen a train since the East Bay Electric Lines closed in 1941. Other than perhaps a SN flag stop at Vacaville Junction, what is now Fairfield-Vacaville station had probably never seen a train stop before. (Of those, only Emeryville has an actual station building.)

On the other side of the country, Woburn had never been an intercity stop (though it had a commuter rail stop until 1981, and Mishawum from 1982 on) until Anderson/Woburn was built in 2001. It's located near the former South Wilmington stop which was probably closed in 1959.

None of the Downeaster stops, the Vermonter stops north of Springfield, and Cape Codder stops east of Providence, had intercity service after the 1960s. (Haverhill had commuter service until 1976 and after 1979; several Cape Cod stops were served by a short-lived commuter line from 1984 to 1988.) Substantial station buildings have been constructed at Saco, Wells, Portland, and Greenfield, plus a large shelter at Wareham. Other stops on those lines either got a small platform shelter, or reused a historic station.
 #1518162  by R36 Combine Coach
 
Cherry Hill (CRH) seem to be an anomaly. Built new 1994 under Amtrak auspices, turned over to NJT in 1995 when NJT extended the AC Line to 30 Street from Lindenwold (NJT did not carry passengers west of Lindenwold until 1995). If Cherry Hill Township ever had passenger service it would be in the very distant past as PRSL had connected to PATCO at Lindenwold (and running into Camden with bus and "Bridge Line" connections to Center City before the late 1960s - the original PRSL main line into Camden west of Haddonfield was under construction for PATCO between 1965 and 1969).
 #1518174  by markhb
 
The EGE wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:06 pmNone of the Downeaster stops, the Vermonter stops north of Springfield, and Cape Codder stops east of Providence, had intercity service after the 1960s. (Haverhill had commuter service until 1976 and after 1979; several Cape Cod stops were served by a short-lived commuter line from 1984 to 1988.) Substantial station buildings have been constructed at Saco, Wells, Portland, and Greenfield, plus a large shelter at Wareham. Other stops on those lines either got a small platform shelter, or reused a historic station.
Add Brunswick (BRK) to the "substantial new stations" list.
 #1518259  by shadyjay
 
New Haven (CT) State St Station, which was built first as a commuter stop on Shore Line East in 2002 and later expanded to include Hartford Line service, commencing June 2018. Amtrak service added to the station at that time. Sure, its a mile or so up the road from New Haven-Union (NHV) but State St is closer to downtown, and while mainly a commuter stop, the trains of NRPC serve it daily.

No station existed at this site prior to 2002. NHV was the only game in town dating back to the NYNH&H days.