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 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]

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  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.

External links

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