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Location |
Harrison Avenue & Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates |
40°18′16″N 79°32′48″W / 40.30444°N 79.54667°W / 40.30444; -79.54667 |
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Owned by |
StoneKim Properties LLC |
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Line(s) |
Keystone Corridor (Pittsburgh Line) |
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Platforms |
2 side platforms |
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Tracks |
2 |
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Connections |
Westmoreland County Transit Authority |
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Construction |
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Disabled access |
Yes |
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Other information |
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Station code |
GNB |
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History |
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Opened |
1912 |
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Rebuilt |
1995 |
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Traffic |
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Passengers (FY 2017) |
13,634 0.6% |
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Services |
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Former services
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Preceding station |
Amtrak |
Following station |
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Pittsburgh
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Three Rivers
1995–2005
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Latrobe
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Broadway Limited
Until 1995
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Johnstown
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Wilkinsburg
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National Limited |
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Latrobe
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Pitcairn
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Fort Pitt |
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Latrobe
toward Altoona
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Preceding station |
Pennsylvania Railroad |
Following station |
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Radebaugh
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Main Line |
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Donohoe
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Terminus |
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Hempfield Branch |
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County Home Junction
toward Gratztown
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Preceding station |
Conrail |
Following station |
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Jeanette
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Parkway Limited |
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Terminus |
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Greensburg Railroad Station
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The Greensburg station house.
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Built |
1911 |
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Architect |
William H. Cookman |
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Architectural style |
Jacobean Revival |
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NRHP reference No. |
77001202 |
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Added to NRHP |
November 7, 1977 |
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Greensburg is an Amtrak railway station located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Pittsburgh at Harrison Avenue and Seton Hill Drive in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The station is located just north of the city center. It is served only by Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, which operates once daily in each direction.
History
The station was opened in 1912 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of a project to elevate the right-of-way as it passed through Greensburg. William Holmes Cookman served as architect. The depot is constructed of red brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern with stone trim and quoins on the building's corners; the overall architectural style is Jacobean Revival. A tall square clock tower is topped by a copper ogee dome with finial. Ornamented parapets with center cartouches and corner finials surround the dome.
From March to November, 1981, the station was the eastern terminus of PennDOT's Parkway Limited train, which took commuters to Pittsburgh. Until 2005, Greensburg was served by the Three Rivers (a replacement service for the Broadway Limited), an extended version of the Pennsylvanian that terminated in Chicago. Its cancellation marked the first time in Greensburg's railway history that the town was served by a single daily passenger train. The small shelter that serves as the present station has no ticket office.
The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. The historic station now houses a restaurant.
Westmoreland County Transit Authority's transit center is approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the train station. All WCTA bus routes pass through Greensburg Station at the transit center. Greyhound also has a bus stop at the WCTA transit center.
Gallery
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View from Pennsylvania Avenue
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Counties |
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Map of the Pittsburgh Tri-State with green counties in the metropolitan area and yellow counties in the combined area.
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Major cities |
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Cities and towns
15k-50k (in 2010) |
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Airports |
- Pittsburgh International
- Arnold Palmer
- Allegheny County
- Beaver
- Butler
- Eddie Dew
- Greensburg Jeannette
- Herron
- Jefferson
- Jimmy Stewart
- Joe Hardy
- Lakehill
- Monroeville
- New Castle
- Rock
- Rostraver
- Washington
- Wheeling
- Zelienople
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← Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line stations: Wilkinsburg–Greensburg (1918–1968) →
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- WilkinsburgA
- Braddock5
- East Pittsburgh5
- Wilmerding5
- Pitcairn2
- Trafford2
- Ardara2
- Larimer2
- Irwin5
- Shafton2
- Manor2
- Penn2
- Jeannette5
- Grapeville2
- Radebaugh2
- GreensburgAA
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- 2Closed between 1921 and 1950
- 5Closed between 1950 and 1967
- AClosed by Amtrak
- AABriefly closed by Amtrak
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← Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line stations: Greensburg–Latrobe (1918–1968) →
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- GreensburgAA
- Donahoe2
- Beatty2
- Latrobe
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- 2Closed between 1921 and 1950
- AABriefly closed by Amtrak
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