Sandusky station is an

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station in

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( wes ...

. 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

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/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

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. It was designed by architects

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and was also a work of A. Feick & Bros., and was listed on the

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in 1975. 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 ''Chicagoans eastbound trip. Additionally, the Cleveland-Detroit '' Cleveland Mercury'' made a stop at Sandusky. Passenger services ended in 1971, but were reinstated on July 29, 1979 when Amtrak added it as a stop on the ''

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''. The station is served by the ''

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'' 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.

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Sandusky Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Amtrak stations in Ohio Buildings and structures in Sandusky, Ohio Transportation in Erie County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio Former New York Central Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892 1892 establishments in Ohio Railway stations closed in 1971 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio {{ErieCountyOH-NRHP-stub