Lewistown (Amtrak station)

Lewistown
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Station statistics
Address	150 Helen Street Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.5882°N 77.5803°W / 40.5882; -77.5803
Lines	Pennsylvanian
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Parking	Free
Other information
Opened	1849
Rebuilt	1985-99
Code	LEW
Owned by	PRRT&HS
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	8,200  11%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Huntingdon toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Harrisburg toward New York City

Lewistown Station is an Amtrak railway station located about 60 miles northwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at PA Route 103 and Helen Street in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. The station is actually located across the Juniata River from Lewistown proper, a little less than one mile south of the center of the borough. Lewistown Station is currently only served by Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, which operates once per day in each direction. Until 2005, Lewistown was served by a second daily train, the Three Rivers (a replacement service for the legendary Broadway Limited), an extended version of the Pennsylvanian that terminated in Chicago. Upon its cancellation, the sole Pennsylvanian marked the first time in Lewistown's railway history that the town was served by just a single, daily passenger train.

A station building exists at the stop, which is open before and during train departure times. However, there is no ticket office at this station. The distance between Lewistown and the next station eastward, the Harrisburg Transportation Center, is the longest distance between stations (61 miles) anywhere along the route between Pittsburgh and New York.

The station house, according to volunteers that staff it, is the oldest structure built by the Pennsylvania RR which is still standing. The station itself is the oldest continually operated train station in America.

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Lewistown, PA
• Lewistown Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)