Harpers Ferry Train Station

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Harpers Ferry
Amtrak station
MARC commuter rail station
Harpers Ferry Amtrak Station1.jpg
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: MARC:
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Code HFY
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 5,006[1] increase 8.4% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited
MARC
toward Martinsburg
Brunswick Line
    Former services    
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Main Line
toward Strasburg
Strasburg Branch Terminus
Harpers Ferry Train Station
Harpers Ferry Train Station is located in West Virginia
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
Part of: Harpers Ferry Historic District (#79002584)
Added to NRHP: 1979[2]

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.[3]

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

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B&O's Columbian at Harpers Ferry in 1949


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