Altoona Transportation Center

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Station statistics

Address

1231 11th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601

Lines

Pennsylvanian

Connections

Greyhound Lines
AMTRAN

Other information

Code

ALT

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

23,909 ▲ 12%

Services

Preceding station		Amtrak		Following station
Johnstown toward Pittsburgh		Pennsylvanian		Tyrone toward New York

The Altoona Transportation Center is an intermodal passenger facility providing local bus, intercity bus, and rail services. It is located at 1231 11th Avenue in downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania.

AMTRAN is the local public transit provider in the greater Altoona area. The primary user of the Altoona Transportation Center, almost all regular AMTRAN bus routes and selected "Tripper" routes stop at the center. The Transportation Center is considered the AMTRAN system's primary hub.

Greyhound provides intercity bus service to the station. It connects Altoona via one-seat rides to cities such as State College, Harrisburg, Philadelphia (eastbound only), and New York (eastbound only) to the east and Johnstown and Pittsburgh to the west. Greyhound also links Altoona with many other cities and towns beyond those listed via transfers.

Finally, the Altoona Transportation Center is served by Amtrak Pennsylvanian trains. These trains operate once per day in each direction. Primary cities served on Amtrak to and from Altoona include Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, and New York to the east and Johnstown and Pittsburgh to the west. Staffed ticket service is available for both daily departures. It is the busiest Amtrak station on the Keystone Corridor between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh [1].