Elyria station
Amtrak station in Ohio
title: "Elyria station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["amtrak-stations-in-ohio", "chicago-line-(norfolk-southern)", "buildings-and-structures-in-lorain-county,-ohio", "elyria,-ohio", "transportation-in-lorain-county,-ohio", "railway-stations-in-the-united-states-opened-in-1975"] description: "Amtrak station in Ohio" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyria_station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Amtrak station in Ohio ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| style | Amtrak |
| name | Elyria, OH |
| image | Elryiaamtrak.jpg |
| image_caption | The current, post-fire shelter and wheelchair-lift shed. |
| address | 410 East River Road |
| borough | Elyria, Ohio |
| country | United States |
| coordinates | |
| line | NS Chicago Line |
| platform | 1 side platform |
| tracks | 3 |
| parking | Yes |
| opened | October 31, 1975 |
| accessible | Yes |
| code | |
| owned | Amtrak |
| mpassengers | |
| services | {{Adjacent stations |
| system1 | Amtrak |
| line1 | Floridian |
| line2 | Lake Shore Limited |
| other_services_header | Former services |
| other_services_collapsible | yes |
| other_services | {{Adjacent stations |
| line2 | Capitol Limited |
| map_type | Ohio#USA |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 15 |
| mapframe-marker-color | #000 |
| mapframe-marker | rail |
| :: |
| style = Amtrak | name = Elyria, OH | image = Elryiaamtrak.jpg | image_caption = The current, post-fire shelter and wheelchair-lift shed. | address = 410 East River Road | borough = Elyria, Ohio | country = United States | coordinates = | line = NS Chicago Line | connections = | platform = 1 side platform | tracks = 3 | parking = Yes | bicycle = | opened = October 31, 1975 | rebuilt = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Amtrak | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=Amtrak |line1=Floridian|left1=Sandusky|right1=Cleveland|to-left1=Chicago|to-right1=Miami |line2=Lake Shore Limited|left2=Sandusky|right2=Cleveland | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak|line1=Pennsylvanian|left1=Sandusky|right1=Cleveland|to-left1=Chicago|to-right1=Philadelphia|note-mid1=1998–2003 |line2=Capitol Limited|left2=Sandusky|right2=Cleveland|note-mid2=1990–2024}} | map_type = Ohio#USA | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #000 | mapframe-marker = rail
Elyria station is an Amtrak station in Elyria, Ohio. Located at 410 East River Road, the building is a small bus stop-type shelter. Elyria is served by the Floridian and Lake Shore Limited routes, both of which pass through Elyria in the middle of the night.
History
Starting in 1998 the Chicago-Philadelphia Pennsylvanian stopped in Elyria until 2003 when the train reverted the original Pittsburgh-New York route.
The former New York Central station is in downtown Elyria. It was built in 1925 as a replacement for a former Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway depot, and has been purchased by the Lorain County government for use as a transportation center. The building had been used for many years as a beauty school since it was sold by Conrail. The county hopes to use the building again for Amtrak trains. On August 1, 2013 it was announced that Amtrak has offered to pay $2.9 million towards the project in hopes of relocating its passenger service there.
On October 25, 2013, the East River Road station building caught fire, causing an estimated $25,000 in damage and closing the station building indefinitely, with passenger access limited to the platform.
On November 10, 2024, the Capitol Limited was merged with the as the Floridian.
References
References
- Amtrak. (November 2008). "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2008: State of Ohio".
- "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram".
- (October 26, 2013). "Train stops to continue despite Amtrak station fire". Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.
- (September 23, 2024). "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami". Amtrak.
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