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.

Parkesburg, PA
Parkesburg Amtrak station on the eastbound track 1, but looking west.
General information
Location	501 Maple Street Parkesburg, Pennsylvania United States
Coordinates	39°57′33″N 75°55′20″W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	TMACC: Coatesville Link
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PAR
History
Opened	1905[1]
Electrified	January 15, 1938[2]
Passengers
FY 2021	10,179[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

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[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)

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