Harpers Ferry station

Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. 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.

Harpers Ferry, WV
Harpers Ferry Amtrak–MARC station
Location120 Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia[1]
United States
Owned byNational Park Service
Line(s)Cumberland Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections PanTran
Construction
Parking98 spaces
Disabled accessNo[2]
Other information
Station codeHFY
History
Opened1889
Passengers
20197,920[3] 3.69% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinsburg
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited Rockville
Preceding station MARC Following station
Duffields
towards Martinsburg
Brunswick Line Brunswick
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinsburg
Terminus
Blue Ridge
ended 1986
Brunswick
Duffields Shenandoah
ended 1981
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Duffields
toward Chicago
Main Line Brunswick
Engle
toward Chicago
Sandy Hook
Millville
toward Strasburg
Strasburg Branch Terminus
Harpers Ferry Train Station
LocationHarpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W
Part ofHarpers Ferry Historic District (ID79002584)
Added to NRHP1979[4]

It is a wooden frame Victorian style building, dating from 1889. It sits on buried foundations of original Harpers Ferry armory buildings.[5]

In 2007, the station was rededicated following a $2.2 million renovation, which included restoration of the station's tower.[6]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform
Outbound      Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg (Duffields)
     Capitol Limited toward Chicago (Martinsburg)
Inbound      Capitol Limited toward Washington, D.C. (Rockville)
     Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Brunswick)
Side platform
Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

Ridership

MARC (2013): 104

See also

References

  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/WESTVIRGINIA19.pdf
  4. "WEST VIRGINIA - Jefferson County". National Register of Historic Places. American Dreams Inc.
  5. Harpers Ferry Planning Commission (November 1, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Harpers Ferry Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Harpers Ferry, WV station". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
B&O's Columbian at Harpers Ferry in 1949
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