Lancaster station (Pennsylvania)
Lancaster station is an Amtrak railroad station and a former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Lancaster, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located on the Keystone Corridor, the station is served by the Keystone Service between New York City and Harrisburg, and by the Pennsylvanian between New York and Pittsburgh. Lancaster is the second busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania, and the twenty-first busiest in the United States. It is one of the busiest Amtrak stations serving a metropolitan area smaller than two million people, primarily because of the large number of passengers traveling to and from Philadelphia and points east.
Lancaster, PA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lancaster station in September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 53 East McGovern Avenue Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°3′15.71″N 76°18′27.80″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Red Rose Transit Authority: 3, 6, 10, 11, 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 30 short-term, 50 long-term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Neoclassical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: LNC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IATA code | ZRL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 28, 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 15, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 305,698 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Pennsylvania Railroad Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | September 7, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Lancaster City Historic District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 01000956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first railroad station to be established in Lancaster was on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in 1834. The station was acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1857 who replaced it with a new building. The current station building was constructed in 1929 north of the city by the Pennsylvania after a rail line bypassing the city was opened. Currently owned by Amtrak, the station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lancaster City Historic District.