Parkesburg station

Parkesburg, PA
Parkesburg Amtrak station on the eastbound track 1, but looking west.
Location	501 Maple Street, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′33″N 75°55′20″W / 39.95917°N 75.92222°W / 39.95917; -75.92222
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	TMACC Coatesville Link
Other information
Station code	PAR
Electrified	January 15, 1938[1]
Passengers
FY 2017	44,568[2]  5.1%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Lancaster toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Coatesville toward New York      Pennsylvanian does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Lancaster toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Coatesville toward New York Preceding station SEPTA Following station Terminus Parkesburg Line Coatesville toward Suburban Station Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station toward Chicago Main Line toward New York or Exchange Place

Parkesburg is an Amtrak train station located between Lancaster and Philadelphia at West First Avenue and South Culvert Street in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. A station building exists at the stop, but is not currently used as a ticket office. The distance between Parkesburg and the next westbound station (Lancaster) is the longest distance between stations (23 miles (37 km)) anywhere within the Pennsylvania section of the Keystone Service.

History[]

From c. 1914 until 1972, Parkesburg Tower was located near the Atlantic Avenue bridge. The tower served as a communication/signalling point for westbound (to Lancaster and beyond) trains, and a routing location for eastbound trains entering the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A small service yard was also located nearby for both track service and to assist with sideling switching. Parkesburg Station once was the westernmost stop for the SEPTA R5 commuter line since 1990 (now the Paoli/Thorndale Line). It was truncated to Downingtown in November 1996^[3] because of the need for trains to deadhead to Lancaster to turn around. It has since been re-extended to Thorndale, a few miles west of Downingtown.

In 1984, the station appeared in the movie Witness.^[4]

Station layout[]

Parkesburg has two low-level side platforms. A center track is not used for passenger service.

References[]

External links[]

• Parkesburg, PA – Amtrak
• Parkesburg Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Parkesburg, PA (PAR) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

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