Harrisburg Transportation Center
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Parking | Metered | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Colonial Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: HAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IATA code | ZUG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1905, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | January 15, 1938[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2022 | 258,937 annually[2] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harrisburg Central Railroad Station and Trainshed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 75001638 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | June 11, 1975[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated NHL | December 8, 1976[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Harrisburg Transportation Center (HTC, formerly Pennsylvania Station, Harrisburg or Harrisburg Central Railroad Station) is a railway station and transportation hub in
The station is the primary
History
The current station is the third on the site. Though technically a union station (meaning it was used by several railways), it was never identified as such in publications such as the Official Guide of the Railroads and Steam Navigation Lines or Pennsylvania Railroad Timetables.
The first two stations were shared by the
The last Erie-bound PRR trains were in 1965 before the Northern Express and Southern Express were diverted to Buffalo.[6][7][8][9]
The current station was built by PRR in 1887 and significantly rebuilt with its distinctive barn roof in 1905 following a serious fire in 1904.
It was listed on the
Building usage
The building, which is owned by
Passenger facilities are currently limited, but the station does have a newsstand on the first floor that sells newspapers, magazines, food, and beverages. It also has various food and beverage
Transportation services
Intercity rail
Amtrak provides service to the station via the
In Federal Fiscal Year 2018, it was the third busiest Amtrak station in
Intercity bus
There are two intercity bus operators (
In Pennsylvania
- Greyhound Lines - Allentown, Altoona, Easton, Johnstown, Norristown, Lewistown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, State College, York
- Fullington Trailways - Lewistown, State College, Hazleton, Pottsville, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
Outside of Pennsylvania
- Greyhound Lines -
- Fullington Trailways - Makes connections via Scranton to Greyhound for points in Upstate New York.
With both Greyhound and Fullington Trailways, many in-state and out-of-state cities and towns beyond those listed can be reached via transfers.
Connecting services
The local public transit operator in the Harrisburg area, Capital Area Transit (CAT), has many local and express bus routes that stop either along Aberdeen Street almost immediately outside the Transportation Center or 1/2 block away on Market Street between 4th Street and Aberdeen Street. These nearby CAT stops that are within easy walking distance of the Harrisburg Transportation Center enable convenient transfers between local public transit and intercity rail and bus services.
The public transit provider in
Finally, R & J Transportation, a charter/tour bus company, has scheduled weekday, line route commuter service between Schuylkill County and downtown Harrisburg. R & J has stops within one block of the HTC, though no tickets for R & J's service are available at the Transportation Center.
Gallery
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The station circa 1900
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Circa 1913
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Commemorative Plaque inside station, February 2007
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Boarding Pennsylvanian looking Eastbound, 2018
See also
- Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Streamlined Electric Locomotive #4859
References
- ^ "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 2022: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Harrisburg Station and Trainshed". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways, June 1961, Reading Railway System section, Table 4
- ^ "Pennsylvania Railroad, Table 44, 45". Official Guide of the Railways. 97 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1964.
- ^ "Penn Central, Table 42". Official Guide of the Railways. 101 (1). National Railway Publication Company. June 1968.
- ISBN 978-0890240236.
- Trains. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Harrisburg Central Railroad Station and Trainshed". Archiplanet.org/. 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
- ^ Dauphin County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Building #75001638)
- ^ "Pennsylvania's National Historic Landmarks". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 2006. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
- ^ "Major Upgrade to Harrisburg Trans. Center underway". City of Harrisburg. 2006. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2006.
- ^ "Amtrak Passenger Station Factsheet" (PDF). Amtrak. 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Amtrak National Facts" (PDF). Amtrak. 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.