Greensburg station

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Greensburg, PA
Greensburg train station.jpg
The station house
General information
LocationHarrison Avenue and Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
U.S.
Coordinates 40°18′16″N79°32′48″W / 40.30444°N 79.54667°W / 40.30444; -79.54667
Owned byStoneKim Properties LLC
Line(s) Norfolk Southern Railway Pittsburgh Line (Keystone Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Westmoreland County Transit Authority
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: GNB
History
Opened1912
Rebuilt1995
Passengers
FY 202310,089 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Pittsburgh
Terminus
Pennsylvanian Latrobe
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Pittsburgh
toward Chicago
Three Rivers
1995–2005
Latrobe
toward New York
Broadway Limited
Until 1995
Johnstown
toward New York
Wilkinsburg
toward Kansas City
National Limited Latrobe
Pitcairn
toward Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt Latrobe
toward Altoona
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Radebaugh
toward Chicago
Main Line Donohoe
TerminusHempfield Branch County Home Junction
toward Gratztown
Preceding station PennDOT Following station
Jeanette
toward Pittsburgh
Parkway Limited Terminus
Greensburg Railroad Station
Coordinates 40°18′16″N79°32′48″W / 40.30444°N 79.54667°W / 40.30444; -79.54667
Built1911
ArchitectWilliam H. Cookman
Architectural style Jacobean Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001202 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1977
Designated PHLF2014 [3]
Location
Greensburg station

Greensburg station is an Amtrak railway station located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Pittsburgh at Harrison Avenue and Seton Hill Drive in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The station is located just north of the city center. It is served only by Amtrak's Pennsylvanian , which operates once daily in each direction.

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History

The station was opened in 1912 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of a project to elevate the right-of-way as it passed through Greensburg. William Holmes Cookman served as architect. [4] The depot is constructed of red brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern with stone trim and quoins on the building's corners; the overall architectural style is Jacobean Revival. A copper ogee dome with a finial tops a tall square clock tower. Ornamented parapets with center cartouches and corner finials surround the dome. [5]

From March to November 1981, the station was the eastern terminus of PennDOT's Parkway Limited train, which took commuters to Pittsburgh. Until 2005, Greensburg was served by the Three Rivers (a replacement service for the Broadway Limited ), an extended version of the Pennsylvanian that terminated in Chicago. Its cancellation marked the first time in Greensburg's railway history that a single daily passenger train served the town. The small shelter that serves as the present station has no ticket office.

The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. [6] The historic station now houses a restaurant. [7]

Westmoreland County Transit Authority's transit center is approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the train station. All WCTA bus routes pass through Greensburg Station at the transit center. Greyhound also has a bus stop at the WCTA transit center.

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