Harpers Ferry Train Station

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Harpers Ferry Amtrak station MARC commuter rail station
Harper's Ferry (WV) Amtrak-MARC Station
Station statistics
Address	Potomac & Shenandoah Streets Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Coordinates	39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W / 39.32444°N 77.73111°W / 39.32444; -77.73111Coordinates: 39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W / 39.32444°N 77.73111°W / 39.32444; -77.73111
Lines	Amtrak:     Capitol Limited MARC:     Brunswick Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Code	HFY
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008)	3,967 ▲ 20% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Martinsburg toward Chicago Capitol Limited Rockville toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station   MARC   Following station Duffields toward Martinsburg Brunswick Line Brunswick toward Union Station
Harpers Ferry Train Station U.S. Historic District Contributing Property Location: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA Coordinates: 39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W / 39.32444°N 77.73111°W / 39.32444; -77.73111Coordinates: 39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W / 39.32444°N 77.73111°W / 39.32444; -77.73111 Added to NRHP: 1979[1] Part of: Harpers Ferry Historic District (#79002584)

The Harpers Ferry Train Station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States. It is currently served by Amtrak's Capitol Limited as well as MARC commuter service. Built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the station is part of the Harpers Ferry Historic District.

It is a wooden frame Victorian style building, dating from 1889. It sits on buried foundations of original Harpers Ferry armory buildings.^[2]

The station recently received a $2 million renovation, which included the restoration of the station's tower.

[edit] See also

• B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Harpers Ferry, WV

• Ridership figures, FY 2008
• Ridership figures, FY 2009

• Harper's Ferry Amtrak-MARC Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

B&O's Columbian at Harpers Ferry in 1949

Harpers Ferry station from another angle

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