Greensburg station is an

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railway station located approximately east of

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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 ''

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'', which operates once daily in each direction.

History

The station was opened in 1912 by the

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as part of a project to elevate the right-of-way as it passed through Greensburg.

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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 copper ogee dome with a finial tops a tall square clock tower. 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 ''

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'' train, which took commuters to Pittsburgh. Until 2005, Greensburg was served by the '' Three Rivers'' (a replacement service for the ''

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''), an extended version of the ''Pennsylvanian'' that terminated in

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. Its cancellation marked the first time in Greensburg's railway history that a single daily passenger train served the town. The small shelter that serves as the present station has no ticket office. The station has been listed on the

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since 1977. The historic station now houses a restaurant.

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's transit center is approximately 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

Image:greensburg-pennsylvania-train-station-from-penna-ave.jpg, View from Pennsylvania Avenue Image:Train Station Portico Greensburg Pennsylvania.jpg, Greensburg station's portico

References

External links

Greensburg Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - TrainWeb)
* {{PRR Main Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912 Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Stations on the Pittsburgh Line Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1912 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations