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Elyria, OH
Elryiaamtrak.jpg
The current, post-fire shelter and Wheelchair-lift shed.
Location410 East River Road, Elyria, Ohio
Coordinates41°22′12″N 82°05′48″W / 41.3701°N 82.0968°W / 41.3701; -82.0968Coordinates: 41°22′12″N 82°05′48″W / 41.3701°N 82.0968°W / 41.3701; -82.0968
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Chicago Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeELY
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
20187,275[1] Increase 2.41% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding stationBSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg AmtrakFollowing station
Sandusky
toward Chicago
Capitol LimitedCleveland
toward Washington, D.C.
Lake Shore LimitedCleveland
toward New York or Boston South
Former services
Preceding stationBSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg AmtrakFollowing station
Sandusky
toward Chicago
Pennsylvanian
1998–2003
Cleveland
toward Philadelphia

Elyria 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 Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited routes, both of which pass through Elyria in the middle of the night.[2][3] Starting 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.[4] On August 1, 2013 it was announced that Amtrak has offered to pay 2.9 million dollars towards the project in hopes of relocating its passenger service there.[5]

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.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ Amtrak (October 26, 2009). "Lake Shore Limited" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ Amtrak (October 26, 2009). "Capitol Limited" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ Amtrak (November 2008). "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2008: State of Ohio" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-27. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/08/01/amtrak-on-board-with-station-relocation/
  6. ^ "Train stops to continue despite Amtrak station fire". Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. October 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

Media related to Elyria (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

  • Elyria, OH – Amtrak
  • Elyria Landmarks
  • Elyria Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
  • Elyria Station (ELY) Great American Stations (Amtrak)