Gettysburg Railroad Station
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Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station
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The c. 1858 Italianate depot with arched windows, cornice moldings, and a low-pitched roof with eaves (the 1-story addition was in 1886,).
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| Other names | Gettysburg Train Station Lincoln Train Station Western Maryland Railroad Station |
| Location | 35 Carlisle Street Gettysburg, PA United States |
| Coordinates | 39°49′55.232″N 77°13′51.46″W / 39.83200889°N 77.2309611°WCoordinates: 39°49′55.232″N 77°13′51.46″W / 39.83200889°N 77.2309611°W |
| Owned by | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| Operated by | Gettysburg Foundation |
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| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
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| Structure type | At-grade |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access | Yes |
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| Opened | May 1858 |
| Closed | December 31, 1942 |
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| 1863-1865 | Service is interrupted at the station as the Confederate Army made its way north and engages the Union Army during the Gettysburg Campaign. Service is only restored following repairs to the rail lines and bridges. |
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Gettysburg Train Station
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| Location | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Built | c.1858 |
| Restored | 2009 |
| Restored by | Gettysburg Foundation |
| Part of | Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District (#75000155) |
| MPS | Battle of Gettysburg MPS |
| Designated CP | March 19, 1975 |
The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln Train Station" or "Western Maryland Railroad Station," is a historic train station with depot, platform, museum and offices on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Operable from 1858 to 1942, it contributes to the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District and is most notable as President Abraham Lincoln's point of arrival on November 18, 1863 and departure, following delivery of the Gettysburg Address). The station served as both a hospital during the battle and hub for outgoing wounded soldiers and incoming resources and supplies following the end of the war. On 2015, following several years of delays, the station, which was originally owned by the Borough of Gettysburg but was bought by the Gettysburg Foundation, the non-profit partner to the National Park Service, was placed the purview of the National Park Service.
After an uncompleted 1830s plan for a railroad through Gettysburg, on December 1, 1858, the Gettysburg Railroad line was completed from the east to Gettysburg with a reception for railroad dignitaries held several days later at "a large and recently furnished building near the depot" (the depot was being built on 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) purchased from George W McClellan in the summer). The Gettysburg Railroad Company had contracted for Passenger Depot construction on September 18, 1858 for "the Corner of Carlisle and Railroad street"; and on January 10, 1859, the stockholders resolved to hold their future meetings "in the office [of] their Passenger Depot".
The completed depot had two 1st floor waiting rooms (for men and for women & children) and, via a spiral staircase on the eastern side, a large open room on the 2nd floor. The ticket booth/office was a small structure attached to the southeast part of the station. After an 1886 expansion, the original 2-room headhouse became the men's waiting room and was separated from the women's room in the new space by a long hallway.
Until the tracks were extended west of Gettysburg, trains reversed near the station to return eastward:
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