Sandusky station is an Amtrak station in Sandusky, Ohio. 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 Railway Express Agency/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.

Sandusky, OH
General information
Location1200 North Depot Street
Sandusky, Ohio
United States
Coordinates41°26′26″N 82°43′7″W / 41.44056°N 82.71861°W / 41.44056; -82.71861
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Sandusky Transit System: Purple Line
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
ArchitectShepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Architectural styleRichardson
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SKY
History
Opened1892 (NYC)
July 29, 1979 (Amtrak)
Closed1971
Passengers
FY 20238,313[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Toledo
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited Elyria
Lake Shore Limited Elyria
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Toledo
toward Chicago
Pennsylvanian
1998–2003
Elyria
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Venice
toward Chicago
Main Line Huron
toward New York
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Toledo
toward Chicago
Floridian
Nov. 2024
Elyria
toward Miami
Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railroad Depot
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built1891
NRHP reference No.75001389[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1975
Location
Sandusky, OH is located in Ohio
Sandusky, OH
Sandusky, OH
Location within Ohio
Sandusky, OH is located in the United States
Sandusky, OH
Sandusky, OH
Sandusky, OH (the United States)
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The Sandusky station was originally built in 1892 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. It was designed by architects Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and was also a work of A. Feick & Bros., and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2] 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 Chicagoan's eastbound trip. Additionally, the Cleveland-Detroit Cleveland Mercury made a stop at Sandusky.[3] Passenger services ended in 1971, but were reinstated on July 29, 1979 when Amtrak added it as a stop on the Lake Shore Limited.[4]

The station is served by the Capitol Limited 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ New York Central Timetable, July 15, 1956, Tables 1, 2, 7, 15
  4. ^ "New Sandusky Train Service Attracts Large Crowd To Ceremony". Amtrak. Amtrak News. August 1979. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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