Pennsylvania

Railroads Overview

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Among all US states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area. The largest metropolitan statistical area is the Philadelphia metropolitan area in southeastern Pennsylvania, also known as the Delaware Valley and centered on Philadelphia, the sixth-most populous U.S. city. Pennsylvania's second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Pittsburgh, is centered in and around Pittsburgh, the commonwealth's second-largest city.

Population

13.0 million

Median Household Income

$73,170

No Vehicle Access

10.6%

Number of Amtrak Stations

26

Number of Amtrak Routes

3

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Public Transit Providers

Amtrak
SEPTA
Pittsburgh Regional Transit
PATCO

Official Links

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Amtrak Stations

Pacific

Pacific (PACI)

The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibiliti…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/Vancouver

Routes Served Count: 4

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Parent

Parent (PARE)

Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the city of La Tuque and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of La Tuque's town …

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/Toronto

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Downingtown

Downingtown (DOW)

Downingtown station is a commuter and intercity passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at West Lancaster Avenue & Stua…

Hours: Station Building: 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Tyrone

Tyrone (TYR)

Tyrone station is an Amtrak railway station that is located approximately fifteen miles northeast of Altoona, Pennsylvania on Pennsylvania Avenue sou…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Mount Joy

Mount Joy (MJY)

Mount Joy station is an Amtrak intercity railway station located about 13 miles northwest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at East Henry Street and North …

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Erie

Erie (ERI)

Union Station is an Amtrak railroad station and mixed-use commercial building in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the Lake…

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Ardmore

Ardmore (ARD)

Ardmore comes from the Irish: Ard Mór or the Scottish Gaelic: Àird Mhòr meaning "great height" and may refer to:

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Philadelphia 30th Street

Philadelphia 30th Street (PHL)

30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United …

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 16

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Exton

Exton (EXT)

Exton station is a train station in Exton, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. It is served by most Amtrak…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Huntingdon

Huntingdon (HGD)

Huntingdon station is an Amtrak railway station which is located at 4th and Allegheny Streets in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, approximately 95 miles nor…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Johnstown

Johnstown (JST)

Johnstown station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is north of downtown Johnstown across th…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Harrisburg

Harrisburg (HAR)

The Harrisburg Transportation Center is a railway station and transportation hub in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is located on the eastern edge of Do…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 16

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Altoona

Altoona (ALT)

The Altoona Transportation Center is an intermodal passenger facility in downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is served by the daily Amtrak Pennsylvani…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Cornwells Heights

Cornwells Heights (CWH)

Cornwells Heights station is a train station in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania. Located on Station Avenue near Bristol Pike in Bensalem Township, it…

Hours: Station Building: 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Coatesville

Coatesville (COT)

Coatesville station is an Amtrak intercity rail station located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. Th…

Hours: Station Building: 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Lewistown

Lewistown (LEW)

Lewistown station is an Amtrak railway station located about 60 miles northwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at PA 103 and Helen Street in Lewistown,…

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Latrobe

Latrobe (LAB)

Latrobe station is an Amtrak intercity rail station located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The station is near the center of the city, and is currently se…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Parkesburg

Parkesburg (PAR)

Parkesburg station is an Amtrak train station located at West First Avenue and South Culvert Street in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania. It is served by most…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Paoli

Paoli (PAO)

Paoli station is a passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at 13 Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, Pennsylvania. It is served by…

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown (ELT)

Elizabethtown station is an Amtrak railroad station on the Keystone Corridor in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Th…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Middletown

Middletown (MID)

Middletown station is an Amtrak train station on the Keystone Corridor in Middletown, Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The station i…

Hours: Station Building: 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh (PGH)

Union Station, also known as Pennsylvania Station and commonly called Penn Station, is a historic train station in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 18

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Connellsville

Connellsville (COV)

Connellsville station is an Amtrak train station in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the daily Floridian.

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Lancaster

Lancaster (LNC)

Lancaster station is an Amtrak railroad station and a former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Lancaster, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsy…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Greensburg

Greensburg (GNB)

Greensburg station is an Amtrak railway station located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Pittsburgh at Harrison Avenue and Seton Hill Drive in …

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 17

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Philadelphia North

Philadelphia North (PHN)

North Philadelphia station is an intercity rail and regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located on North Broad Street in the North Phila…

Hours: Station Building: 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 16

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: PA

Passing Routes

Keystone Service

Keystone Service

The Amtrak Keystone Service train runs between New York City and Harrisburg by way of Philadelphia; a great way to discover the Pennsylvania Corridor.

Stations Served: 108

Travel Time: 3 hours 50 minutes

Major Stops: Harrisburg, Philadelphia 30th Street, Philadelphia North

Menu: Signature Flat Iron Steak, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Atlantic Salmon, Railroad French Toast

Regions Spanned: NY, PA

Northeast Regional

Northeast Regional

The Amtrak Northeast Regional train transports you along the Northeast Corridor and beyond while avoiding I-95 traffic. Book your trip today.

Stations Served: 114

Travel Time: 12 hours 30 minutes

Major Stops:

Menu: Signature Flat Iron Steak, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Atlantic Salmon, Railroad French Toast

Regions Spanned: CT, DE, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, VA

Pennsylvanian

Pennsylvanian

Take the Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh and New York City with stops in Harrisburg, Philadelphia & more. Book your trip today.

Stations Served: 111

Travel Time: 9 hours 20 minutes

Major Stops: Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia 30th Street, Philadelphia North

Menu: Signature Flat Iron Steak, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Atlantic Salmon, Railroad French Toast

Regions Spanned: NY, PA