A 1-mile (1.6 km) extension north to Lake Station on October 1, 1851 eliminated the need for ships to round a dangerous bend in the river.

[7][6] On October 1, 1850, the railroad opened a branch from just south of Whitehall to the Vermont state line near Fair Haven.

[8] D&H subsidiary New York and Canada Railroad opened from Lake Station to Rouses Point (where the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad connected to Montreal) on December 1, 1875, eliminating the need for Lake Station as a steamship terminal.

The relocated tracks were slightly farther from the station, and a staircase connected the platform to the building.

Construction on a new Amtrak station in the village center began in April 1994 and was completed that November 14.