Kingston Station
KINGSTON STATION
photo by Dave Blazejewski
WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC
KINGSTON RAILROAD STATION
Placed on the Register of
Historic Places in 1975
An active Amtrak Station
on the Northeast Corridor providing
fourteen trains each
day
LOCATED IN WEST KINGSTON RHODE
ISLAND
CONSTRUCTED AT THIS LOCATION IN
1875
THIS WEBSITE CREATED MAY
20TH, 1997, UPDATED January 29, 1999
AND IS OFFERED TO YOU BY
THE NON-PROFIT
FRIENDS OF KINGSTON
STATION INC.
Dedicated to Saving and
Restoration of Kingston Station
photo by M.H. McCabe ~
click photo for large version
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After a decade of hard work, the
Kingston Station once again stands ready to serve
Read HERE about MAY 31!
Essay on our Celebration
NEW! LATEST
FRIENDS NEWSLETTER
Membership: JOIN The Friends of Kingston Station
Inc.
THIS SITE WILL OFFER YOU
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE
KINGSTON
STATION AND ITS IMPORTANTANCE TO THE GROWTH OF THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
With the greatest respect
for the dedicated Friends who made sure the station was saved and
restored after the devistating fire of 1988
WHERE IS THE KINGSTON
STATION?
1 RAILROAD AVENUE
WEST KINGSTON
RHODE ISLAND
ONE MILE WEST OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
RHODE ISLAND
OFF ROUTE 138
AND ACROSS FROM ARNOLD LUMBER
CO.
9.6 MILES EAST OF ROUTE 95
ABOUT
KINGSTON
and SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND
- KINGSTON
STATION ~ "MODEL STATION of the ROAD"
- Essay about Kingston Station by
Stu Schneider
CONNECTING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
TAXIS
EAGLE 401-783-2970
WAKEFIELD 401-783-0007
WRIGHTS 401-789-0400
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BUSES
RHODE
ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY "R.I.P.T.A"
Local
#64 and #65
Routes
To URI ~Block Island Ferry
~Wakefield ~Narragansett~Newport
EXPRESS
CONNECTIONS TO NEWPORT *fri and sun*
Will resume at future date
One State-One Rate
$1.25
401-781-9400
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BLOCK ISLAND and FERRYS
bus/car/taxi
20 MINUTES BY AUTOMOBILE FROM THE
DEPOT
401-783-4613
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AUTO RENTALS
ENTERPRISE 401-294-1300
DODGE 401-789-6501
CHEVROLET 401-783-3396
BLOCK ISLAND 401-466-2297
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Special Feature~ Rhode
Islands ONLY 24&7
BEACH CAM ~ See Matunuck
Beach, near Kingston
AMTRAK IS OPERATING IN THE RESTORED
STATION AS OF FEB., 8,1998
STATION WAITING ROOM IS OPEN FROM
7:00AM TO 10:30PM EACH DAY
TICKET SALES FOR ALL TRAINS IN THE
STATION
before and after hours
purchase on train without penalty fee
AMTRAK RESERVATIONS AND
INFORMATION
1-800-USA-RAIL
AMTRAK SITE AND
TIMETABLES
AMTRAK
RESERVATIONS
RAIL COMMUTER INFO
M.B.T.A. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Rhode Island does not provide rail
commuter service south of Providence
New York Subways and Trains for Trips into the "BIG
APPLE"
To obtain the Current
Weather Conditions 
close to Kingston Station
THANKYOU AND COME AGAIN
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Membership with the Friends of Kingston Station is
ten american dollars annually. A newsletter will be provided. Send
membership dues to our postbox: Friends of Kingston Station Inc.,
P.O. Box 191, West Kingston, Rhode Island,02892 Attn: membership Mr.
Everett Stuart~ Questions may be emailed to website administrator
Jack McCabe@aol.com
