Harpers Ferry station

Harpers Ferry station is a historic railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Capitol Limited as well as MARC commuter service. Built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the station is part of the Harpers Ferry Historic District.

Harpers Ferry, WV
Harpers Ferry station
General information
Location120 Potomac Street[1]
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
United States
Owned byNational Park Service
Line(s)CSX Cumberland Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport PanTran
Construction
Parking98 spaces
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: HFY
History
Opened1889
Passengers
FY 20226,539[3] (Amtrak)
November 202218 (daily)[4] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinsburg
toward Chicago
 Capitol Limited Rockville
toward Washington, D.C.
Preceding station MARC Following station
Duffields
towards Martinsburg
 Brunswick Line Brunswick
towards Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinsburg
Terminus
 Blue Ridge
ended 1986
 Brunswick
toward Washington, D.C.
Duffields
toward Cincinnati (River Road)
 Shenandoah
ended 1981
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Duffields
toward Chicago
 Main Line Brunswick
toward Jersey City
Engle
toward Chicago
 Sandy Hook
toward Jersey City
Millville
toward Strasburg
 Strasburg Branch Terminus
Harpers Ferry Train Station
Harpers Ferry station is located in West Virginia
Harpers Ferry station
LocationHarpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W
Part ofHarpers Ferry Historic District (ID79002584)
Added to NRHP1979[5]

It is a wooden frame Victorian style building, dating from 1889. It sits on buried foundations of original Harpers Ferry armory buildings.[6]

In 2007, the station was rededicated following a $2.2 million renovation, which included restoration of the station's tower.[7]

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

P
Platform level		 Side platform
Outbound ←      Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg (Duffields)
←      Capitol Limited toward Chicago (Martinsburg)
Inbound →      Capitol Limited toward Washington, D.C. (Rockville) →
→      Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Brunswick) →
Side platform
Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

See also

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. "WEST VIRGINIA - Jefferson County". National Register of Historic Places. American Dreams Inc.
  6. Harpers Ferry Planning Commission (November 1, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Harpers Ferry Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Harpers Ferry, WV station". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

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B&O's Columbian at Harpers Ferry in 1949
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