Greensburg station

Greensburg is an Amtrak railway station located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Pittsburgh at Harrison Avenue and Seton Hill Drive in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The station is located just north of the city center. It is served only by Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, which operates once daily in each direction.

Greensburg, PA
LocationHarrison Avenue & Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′16″N 79°32′48″W
Owned byStoneKim Properties LLC
Line(s)Keystone Corridor (Pittsburgh Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsWestmoreland County Transit Authority
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGNB
History
Opened1912
Rebuilt1995
Passengers
FY 201713,634[1]  0.6%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pittsburgh
Terminus
 Pennsylvanian Latrobe
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pittsburgh
toward Chicago
 Three Rivers
1995–2005
 Latrobe
toward New York
Broadway Limited
Until 1995
 Johnstown
toward New York
Wilkinsburg
toward Kansas City
 National Limited Latrobe
toward New York or Washington, D.C.
Pitcairn
toward Pittsburgh
 Fort Pitt Latrobe
toward Altoona
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Radebaugh
toward Chicago
 Main Line Donohoe
toward New York or Exchange Place
Terminus Hempfield Branch County Home Junction
toward Gratztown
Preceding station Conrail Following station
Jeanette
toward Pittsburgh
 Parkway Limited Terminus
Greensburg Railroad Station
The Greensburg station house.
Coordinates40°18′16″N 79°32′48″W
Built1911
ArchitectWilliam H. Cookman
Architectural styleJacobean Revival
NRHP reference No.77001202[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1977

History

The station was opened in 1912 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of a project to elevate the right-of-way as it passed through Greensburg. William Holmes Cookman served as architect.[3] The depot is constructed of red brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern with stone trim and quoins on the building's corners; the overall architectural style is Jacobean Revival. A tall square clock tower is topped by a copper ogee dome with finial. Ornamented parapets with center cartouches and corner finials surround the dome.[4]

From March to November, 1981, the station was the eastern terminus of PennDOT's Parkway Limited train, which took commuters to Pittsburgh. Until 2005, Greensburg was served by the Three Rivers (a replacement service for the Broadway Limited), an extended version of the Pennsylvanian that terminated in Chicago. Its cancellation marked the first time in Greensburg's railway history that the town was served by a single daily passenger train. The small shelter that serves as the present station has no ticket office.

The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.[5] The historic station now houses a restaurant.[6]

Westmoreland County Transit Authority's transit center is approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the train station. All WCTA bus routes pass through Greensburg Station at the transit center. Greyhound also has a bus stop at the WCTA transit center.

  • View from Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Train Station Portico

References
  1. "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 192. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  4. "Greensburg Station". Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. Westmoreland County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Building - #77001202)
  6. "Greensburg Train Station to get new restaurant". The Tribune-Review. Trib Total Media Inc. 2010-04-02. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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