Sandusky station

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Sandusky, OH
Sandusky station, June 2021 (4).png
Sandusky station in June 2021
Location1200 North Depot Street, Sandusky, Ohio
Coordinates41°26′26″N 82°43′7″W / 41.44056°N 82.71861°W / 41.44056; -82.71861Coordinates: 41°26′26″N 82°43′7″W / 41.44056°N 82.71861°W / 41.44056; -82.71861
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectShepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Architectural styleRichardson
Other information
Station codeSKY
History
Opened1892
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
201710,009[1]Increase 4.34%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Toledo
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited Elyria
Lake Shore Limited Elyria
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Toledo
toward Chicago
Pennsylvanian
1998–2003
Elyria
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Venice
toward Chicago
Main Line Huron
toward New York
Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railroad Depot
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built1891
NRHP reference No.75001389[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1975
Location
Sandusky, OH is located in Ohio
Sandusky, OH
Sandusky, OH
Location within Ohio
Sandusky, OH is located in the United States
Sandusky, OH
Sandusky, OH
Sandusky, OH (the United States)

Sandusky is an Amtrak station in Sandusky, Ohio. Located at 1200 North Depot Street, the station consists of an uncovered platform on the north side of the east–west tracks, a small parking lot, and two buildings. The former Railway Express Agency/baggage building is boarded up, while the main building has a small, remodeled waiting room for Amtrak passengers as well as offices for the Sandusky Transit System and North Central EMS.

The Sandusky station was originally built in 1892 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, It was designed by architects Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and was also a work of A. Feick & Bros., and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2] In the heyday of passenger train travel in the first six decades of the 20th century the station was a local stop, bypassed by most New York Central named trains on the Chicago-New York City circuit. Exceptions were the Iroquois and the Chicagoan's eastbound trip. Additionally, the Cleveland-Detroit Cleveland Mercury made a stop at Sandusky.[3]

Today the station is served by the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited routes, both of which pass through Sandusky in the middle of the night. Because the station consists of only one platform, eastbound trains switch to the usual westbound tracks to pass the station.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ New York Central Timetable, July 15, 1956, Tables 1, 2, 7, 15

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