Akron station (Amtrak)

Akron, OH
Former Akron Amtrak station.
General information
Location	96 East Bowery Street, Akron, Ohio
Coordinates	41°04′48″N81°30′56″W / 41.08000°N 81.51556°W / 41.08000; -81.51556
Owned by	Amtrak
Platforms	1 (former)
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	AKO
History
Opened	November 10, 1990 August 10, 1998
Closed	September 10, 1995 March 7, 2005
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Fostoria toward Chicago Three Rivers 1998–2005 Youngstown toward New York Broadway Limited 1990–1995
Location

Akron station is a former Amtrak station located at Quaker Square in Akron, Ohio. The station was served by Amtrak passenger trains during the 1990s and 2000s.

History

Former passenger platform

The former Akron Union Station, slightly to the south, was closed in 1971 when Amtrak did not include a Washington-Chicago train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) as part of its initial route structure. ^[1] On November 10, 1990, the Broadway Limited was rerouted from the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad Fort Wayne Line to the ex-B&O. Union Station had been reused by the University of Akron; Amtrak used part of the former platform and constructed a modular station building at Quaker Square. ^[2]

The New York-Chicago Broadway Limited was replaced with the New York-Pittsburgh Three Rivers on September 10, 1995, ending service to Akron. ^[1] The Three Rivers was extended to Chicago through Akron on November 10, 1996; however, Amtrak and the city disagreed over who would pay for necessary repairs to the station. ^[2] Akron station reopened on August 10, 1998 – the last of several ex-Broadway stops to be restored. ^{[3] : 35} The Three Rivers was cut back to Pittsburgh as the Pennsylvanian on March 7, 2005, ending service to Akron again. ^[1]

See also

• List of former Amtrak stations

References

1. Sanders, Craig (2007). Akron Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. p. 93. ISBN   9780738541419. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-13– via Google Books.
2. Sanders, Craig (December 21, 2016). "Ex-Amtrak Station Frozen in Time in Akron". Amtrak in the Heartland.
3. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-34705-3.