Connellsville station

Connellsville is a train station in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States served by Amtrak, the United States' national railroad passenger system. It is served by the Capitol Limited train twice each day, with one train in one direction and another vice versa.

For the former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad station, see Connellsville Union Passenger Depot.
Connellsville, PA
The Connellsville station in March 2016.
LocationNorth Water Street & West Peach Street, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.0200°N 79.5927°W / 40.0200; -79.5927
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsFayette Area Coordinated Transportation
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeCOV
History
Opened2011
Rebuilt2011
Passengers
FY 20174,762[1]  4.8%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pittsburgh
toward Chicago
 Capitol Limited Cumberland
toward Washington, D.C.
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Pittsburgh
toward Chicago
 Main Line Cumberland
toward Jersey City
West Newton
toward Chicago
 Gibson
toward Jersey City

History

The current station is the third station placed here. It was constructed during the winter of 2010-11 and cost $1.25 million.[2] Built primarily of dark red brick, the structure has an enclosed, one-story waiting room with large windows. From the outside, the waiting room is marked by projecting bays whose surfaces are covered in a rock-faced, coursed ashlar in a light beige tone. Developed by d+A design+Architecture of Yardley, Pennsylvania, the station design draws inspiration from historic late 19th and early 20th century depots found in small towns across the nation. It is similar to stations Amtrak has built in Okeechobee, Florida, Winnemucca, Nevada and Alliance, Ohio. In addition to the shelter, Amtrak installed a 550-foot concrete platform, signage and light poles. The new station is in the vicinity of the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station, which no longer stands.[3]

Station layout
Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
Westbound/Eastbound ←      Capitol Limited toward Chicago (Pittsburgh)
→      Capitol Limited toward Washington, DC (Cumberland) →
No service ← No passenger service →
No service ← No passenger service →
No service ← No passenger service →

References
  1. "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "$1.25 M in stimulus funds will be used for Connellsville Train Station - Connellsville Daily Courier, 4/10/2009 (Retrieved: 5/8/2011)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  3. "Connellsville Station". Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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