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Latrobe (Amtrak station)

Latrobe
Passenger Pick Up In Latrobe (14806812861).jpg
The Pennsylvanian arrives at Latrobe in 2014
Location 329 McKinley Avenue
Latrobe, PA 15650
Line(s) Keystone Corridor (Pittsburgh Line)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections Westmoreland County Transit Authority
Other information
Station code LAB
History
Opened 1903
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 4,538 Decrease 6.4%
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward Pittsburgh
Pennsylvanian
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward Chicago
Main Line
Pennsylvania Railroad Station—Latrobe
Latrobe station is located in Pennsylvania
Latrobe station
Coordinates 40°19′6″N 79°23′7″W / 40.31833°N 79.38528°W / 40.31833; -79.38528Coordinates: 40°19′6″N 79°23′7″W / 40.31833°N 79.38528°W / 40.31833; -79.38528
Built 1903
Architect William H. Brown
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 86001689
Added to NRHP July 17, 1986

Latrobe is an Amtrak train station located about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh at 329 McKinley Avenue, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The station is near the center of the city, and is currently served only by Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, which operates once per day in each direction. Until 2005, Latrobe was served by a second daily train, the Three Rivers (a replacement service for the legendary Broadway Limited), an extended version of the Pennsylvanian that terminated in Chicago. Upon its cancellation, the sole Pennsylvanian marked the first time in Latrobe's railway history that the town was served by just a single, daily passenger train.

The station was opened in 1903 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of a project to elevate the right-of-way as it passed through Latrobe. The architect, William H. Brown, used an eclectic Late Victorian style. It is a one-story, brick building, eight bays wide and five bays deep. It has a flat roof with parapet and a central cross gable. The gable end over the main entrance has a pediment with stone panels and terra cotta decoration. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

The historic station itself exists, but currently serves as a restaurant. There is no ticket office available at the small shelter (complete with bench seats) which serves as the current station. Due to the small number of passengers, Latrobe Station is a flag stop.

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority has one bus route, Route 9/9A - Greensburg/Latrobe/Derry, that stops adjacent to the train station and one other route, Route 20F - New Florence/Greensburg, that stops within 1/4 mile of the station. Greyhound also has an intercity bus stop about 1/4 mile from the station, at 803 Alexandria Street.


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