Harpers Ferry station

Harpers Ferry station is a historic railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Capitol Limited as well as MARC commuter service. Built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the station is part of the Harpers Ferry Historic District.

Harpers Ferry, WV
Harpers Ferry station
General information
Location	120 Potomac Street^[1] Harpers Ferry, West Virginia United States
Owned by	National Park Service
Line(s)	CSX Cumberland Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	PanTran
Construction
Parking	98 spaces
Accessible	No^[2]
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: HFY
History
Opened	1889
Passengers
FY 2022	6,539^[3] (Amtrak)
November 2022	18 (daily)^[4] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Martinsburg toward Chicago Capitol Limited Rockville toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station MARC Following station Duffields towards Martinsburg Brunswick Line Brunswick towards Union Station
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Martinsburg Terminus Blue Ridge ended 1986 Brunswick toward Washington, D.C. Duffields toward Cincinnati (River Road) Shenandoah ended 1981 Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Duffields toward Chicago Main Line Brunswick toward Jersey City Engle toward Chicago Sandy Hook toward Jersey City Millville toward Strasburg Strasburg Branch Terminus
Harpers Ferry Train Station
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates	39°19′28″N 77°43′52″W / 39.32444°N 77.73111°W / 39.32444; -77.73111
Part of	Harpers Ferry Historic District (ID79002584)
Added to NRHP	1979^[5]

It is a wooden frame Victorian style building, dating from 1889. It sits on buried foundations of original Harpers Ferry armory buildings.^[6]

In 2007, the station was rededicated following a $2.2 million renovation, which included restoration of the station's tower.^[7]

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

P Platform level	Side platform
	Outbound	←      Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg (Duffields) ←      Capitol Limited toward Chicago (Martinsburg)
	Inbound	→      Capitol Limited toward Washington, D.C. (Rockville) → →      Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Brunswick) →
	Side platform
	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, parking

See also

• B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing

References

1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
4. "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
5. "WEST VIRGINIA - Jefferson County". National Register of Historic Places. American Dreams Inc.
6. Harpers Ferry Planning Commission (November 1, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Harpers Ferry Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "Harpers Ferry, WV station". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

External links

  Media related to Harpers Ferry (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Harpers Ferry, WV – Amtrak
• Harpers Ferry, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Harper's Ferry Amtrak-MARC Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-86, "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV", 38 photos, 1 color transparency, 14 measured drawings, 110 data pages, 4 photo caption pages

 

B&O's Columbian at Harpers Ferry in 1949