Mount Joy station is an

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intercity railway station located about 13 miles northwest of

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, at East Henry Street and North Market Street in

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. It is served by most Amtrak ''

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'' trains. The station formerly was a makeshift bus shelter in a railroad

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but replaced by an

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-accessible platform. There is no ticket office at this station. Red Rose Transit Authority, based in Lancaster, operates its Route 18 bus through Mount Joy one block from the station.

History

Mount Joy station was rebuilt between 2016 and 2019. The project raised the platforms to reduce dwell time, had platforms be covered with a canopy to protect passengers from the elements, added elevators in order to comply with

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, and constructed a pedestrian walkway allowing easy access between the platforms. The slope was stabilized while additional parking spaces complemented an earlier phase where 69 parking spaces were added in 2012. Michael Baker International were the architects while Wagman was contracted to construct the new station. The station was rededicated on October 21, 2019 at a cost of $33 million, $8 million more than initially anticipated.

Gallery

File:Mount Joy station (1), June 2013.jpg, Mount Joy station in 2013, before it was rebuilt with high-level platforms

References

External links

Mt. Joy Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania Stations on the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line {{Pennsylvania-railstation-stub