Everything about Lancaster Amtrak Station totally explained
Lancaster Train Station is an
Amtrak rail station and intercity bus facility located at 53 McGovern Avenue,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station is located at the north end of the city, roughly a mile from downtown Lancaster.
The station building was constructed in 1929 by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Currently owned by
Amtrak, the station is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as part of the
Lancaster City Historic District. Composed mostly of
brick, the station's main entrance features
concrete columns and large, rounded windows, giving the station a stately appearance. On the inside, it contains standard amenities such as
restrooms and seating areas in the second floor waiting area. It also has a small snack bar that's open weekdays during high passenger volume periods.
Lancaster Train Station is served by all Amtrak
Keystone Service and
Pennsylvanian trains. As of April 2007, there are 14 weekday and 8 weekend trains that stop daily in each direction at the station. Primary cities served on Amtrak to and from Lancaster include
Philadelphia,
Trenton, and
New York to the east and
Harrisburg,
Altoona (
Pennsylvanian only), and
Pittsburgh (
Pennsylvanian only) to the west. Both staffed and Quik-Trak machine ticket service are available for all departures. In Federal Fiscal Year 2007, Lancaster Train Station was the third busiest Amtrak station in
Pennsylvania and 24th busiest in the
United States, ranking slightly behind the
Harrisburg Transportation Center in both categories (the HTC ranks 2nd and 21st respectively)
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There is also an intercity bus operator,
Capitol Trailways, that provides service to the station. Capitol Trailways connects Lancaster to
York and Harrisburg to the west and to
Ephrata,
King of Prussia,
Willow Grove, and New York to the east, as well as many cities and towns beyond those listed via transfers.
Finally, the local public transit operator in the Lancaster area,
Red Rose Transit Authority, has one metro area bus (Route 3) that stops at the station and a few county-wide buses operating north of Lancaster city that stop close to the station. Red Rose Transit also provides shuttle service (Red Rose Trolley) to downtown Lancaster.
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