Parkesburg station

39°57′33″N 75°55′20″W / 39.95917°N 75.92222°W / 39.95917; -75.92222Owned byAmtrakLine(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)Platforms2 side platformsTracks3Connections TMACC: Coatesville LinkOther informationStation codeAmtrak: PARHistoryOpened1905^[1]ElectrifiedJanuary 15, 1938^[2]PassengersFY 202217,228^[3] (Amtrak) 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 Lenover toward Chicago Main Line Pomeroy toward New York or Exchange Place

Parkesburg station is an Amtrak train station located 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. Parkesburg has two low-level side platforms; a center track is not used for passenger 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 from April 2, 1990 (now the Paoli/Thorndale Line). It was truncated to Downingtown November 10, 1996^[4] 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.^[5]

References

External links

• Parkesburg, PA – Amtrak
• Parkesburg, PA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Parkesburg Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)