Elyria station

Last updated
Elyria, OH
Elryiaamtrak.jpg
The current, post-fire shelter and Wheelchair-lift shed.
General information
Location410 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 Coordinates: 41°22′12″N82°05′48″W / 41.3701°N 82.0968°W / 41.3701; -82.0968
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s) NS Chicago Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: ELY
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1975 (promotional run)
October 31, 1975
Passengers
FY20214,578 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Sandusky
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited Cleveland
Lake Shore Limited Cleveland
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Sandusky
toward Chicago
Pennsylvanian
19982003
Cleveland
toward Philadelphia

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 Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited routes, both of which pass through Elyria in the middle of the night. [2] [3] 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. [4] On August 1, 2013 it was announced that Amtrak has offered to pay 2.9 million dollars towards the project in hopes of relocating its passenger service there. [5]

On October 25, 2013, the station building caught fire, causing an estimated $25,000 in damage and closing the station building indefinitely, with passenger access limited to the platform. [6]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. Amtrak (October 26, 2009). "Lake Shore Limited" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  3. Amtrak (October 26, 2009). "Capitol Limited" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  4. Amtrak (November 2008). "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2008: State of Ohio" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  5. "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram".
  6. "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.

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