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.
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 The current, post-fire shelter and wheelchair-lift shed. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 410 East River Road Elyria, Ohio United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°22′12″N 82°05′48″W / 41.3701°N 82.0968°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | NS Chicago Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: ELY | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 31, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 8,811[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||
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History
editStarting 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 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
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Amtrak (November 2008). "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2008: State of Ohio" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Elyria station at Wikimedia Commons