Elyria station

Elyria, OH
The current, post-fire shelter and wheelchair-lift shed.
General information
Location	410 East River Road Elyria, Ohio United States
Coordinates	41°22′12″N82°05′48″W / 41.3701°N 82.0968°W / 41.3701; -82.0968
Owned by	Amtrak
Line	NS Chicago Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ELY
History
Opened	October 31, 1975
Passengers
FY 2024	11,396 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sandusky toward Chicago Floridian Cleveland toward Miami Lake Shore Limited Cleveland toward New York or Boston South
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sandusky toward Chicago Pennsylvanian 1998–2003 Cleveland toward Philadelphia Capitol Limited 1990–2024 Cleveland toward Washington, D.C.
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Elyria station is an Amtrak station in Elyria, Ohio. Located at 410 East River Road, the building is a small bus stop-type shelter. Elyria is served by the Floridian and Lake Shore Limited routes, both of which pass through Elyria in the middle of the night.

History

Starting in 1998 the Chicago-Philadelphia Pennsylvanian stopped in Elyria until 2003 when the train reverted the original Pittsburgh-New York route.

The former New York Central station is in downtown Elyria. It was built in 1925 as a replacement for a former Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway depot, and has been purchased by the Lorain County government for use as a transportation center. The building had been used for many years as a beauty school since it was sold by Conrail. The county hopes to use the building again for Amtrak trains. ^[2] On August 1, 2013 it was announced that Amtrak has offered to pay $2.9 million towards the project in hopes of relocating its passenger service there. ^[3]

On October 25, 2013, the East River Road station building caught fire, causing an estimated $25,000 in damage and closing the station building indefinitely, with passenger access limited to the platform. ^[4]

On November 10, 2024, the Capitol Limited was merged with the Silver Star as the Floridian. ^[5]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
2. Amtrak (November 2008). "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2008: State of Ohio" (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2009.
3. "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram". Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
4. "Train stops to continue despite Amtrak station fire". Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. October 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
5. "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

External links

Media related to Elyria station at Wikimedia Commons

• Elyria, OH – Amtrak
• Elyria, OH – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)