Saratoga Springs, New York — Local services in City of Saratoga Springs

A beautifully situated train station nestled among the woods, you can go anywhere from here. Down to New York City or into the Adirondacks. Nice connections can be made to the local scene by buses or Ubers. I especially liked how the interior felt like a cabin in the woods with big picture windows and even a television for watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. The local arts council put on exhibit paintings by local artists, just to give a young of local color. Amtrak staffs the station, a station agent who helped me find alternatives for getting to the race track should my Uber cancel on me again. Sadly, the great views cannot be enjoyed with a nice dinner or a glass of wine. No one has added a little...

I saw on the website (and confirmed via telephone to Amtrak) that the Amtrak at this station offered bag storage; where you can store your bag at the station for $10. I get to the station and the man says that they don’t offer it; showed the webpage on my phone and still denied the claim. I ended up carrying my belongings (30lbs) into town (30 min walk) and was completely exhausted. Tried calling Amtrak customer service to request that the bag storage information be removed from that station webpage, so other people would not be mis-led; the lady on the phone basically gave me an acknowledge response that I read the...

This is a clean, well-kept train station. I’ve had mixed experience with Amtrak over the years in multiple states but what makes this one special is the superior service of one of the guys who works there, now. We are regulars, here. He treats us like family, and he’s so super smart and helpful, he even fixed my iPhone when it was stuck in zoom mode and I couldn’t even restart it. He really goes above and beyond. If every employee everywhere was like this, it would be...