Parkesburg (Amtrak station)

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Parkesburg
Station statistics
Address	W. First & S. Culvert Streets Parkesburg, PA 19365
Lines	Keystone Service
Other information
Code	PAR
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	33,158 ▲ 18%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Lancaster toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Coatesville toward New York

Parkesburg Station is an Amtrak rail station located between Lancaster and Philadelphia at West First Street and South Culvert Street in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains.

An old railroad station building exists at the stop, but it is not currently used. There is also no ticket office at this station. The distance between Parkesburg and the next station going west, the Lancaster train station, is the longest distance between stations (23 miles) anywhere along the Keystone Corridor between Harrisburg and New York.

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Parkesburg, PA

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Parkersburg Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)