Parkesburg station
Parkesburg, PA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Parkesburg Amtrak station on the eastbound track 1, but looking west. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 501 Maple Street Parkesburg, Pennsylvania United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°57′33″N 75°55′20″W / 39.95917°N 75.92222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  TMACC: Coatesville Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 15, 1938[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 21,309[3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parkesburg station is an Amtrak train station located at West First Avenue and South Culvert Street in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. A station building exists at the stop, but is not currently used as a ticket office. Parkesburg has two low-level side platforms; a center track is not used for passenger service.
History
[edit]From c. 1914 until 1972, Parkesburg Tower was located near the Atlantic Avenue bridge. The tower served as a communication/signalling point for westbound (to Lancaster and beyond) trains, and a routing location for eastbound trains entering the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A small service yard was also located nearby for both track service and to assist with sideling switching. Parkesburg Station once was the westernmost stop for the SEPTA R5 commuter line from April 2, 1990 (now the Paoli/Thorndale Line). It was truncated to Downingtown November 10, 1996[4] because of the need for trains to deadhead to Lancaster to turn around. It has since been re-extended to Thorndale, a few miles west of Downingtown.
In 1984, the station appeared in the movie Witness.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parkesburg, PA (PAR)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
- ^ "Pennsy Completes New Electric Link". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 15, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "SEPTA Board Cuts Service; But Opposition is Spirited". The Philadelphia Daily News. October 25, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Parkesburg Yesterday". Parkesburg Today. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
External links
[edit]- Parkesburg, PA – Amtrak
- Parkesburg, PA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Parkesburg Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
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