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Lancaster
Station statistics
Address	53 E McGovern Avenue Lancaster, PA 17602
Lines	Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian
Connections	Capitol Trailways Red Rose Transit Authority
Platforms	2 (high platform)
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1929
Accessible
Code	LNC
Owned by	Amtrak
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	368,076 10.3%

Lancaster Train Station is an Amtrak rail station and intercity bus facility located at 53 McGovern Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station is located at the north end of the city, roughly a mile from downtown Lancaster.

The station building was constructed in 1929 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Currently owned by Amtrak, the station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lancaster City Historic District. Composed mostly of brick, the station's main entrance features concrete columns and large, rounded windows, giving the station a stately appearance. On the inside, it contains standard amenities such as restrooms and seating areas in the second floor waiting area. It also has a small snack bar that is open weekdays during high passenger volume periods.

Lancaster Train Station is served by all Amtrak Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian trains. As of April 2007, there are 14 weekday and 8 weekend trains that stop daily in each direction at the station. Primary cities served on Amtrak to and from Lancaster include Philadelphia, Trenton, and New York to the east and Harrisburg, Altoona (Pennsylvanian only), and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvanian only) to the west. Both staffed and Quik-Trak machine ticket service are available for all departures. In Federal Fiscal Year 2006, Lancaster Train Station was the third busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania and 26th busiest in the United States, ranking just behind the Harrisburg Transportation Center in both categories (the HTC ranks 2nd and 24th respectively)[1].

There is also an intercity bus operator, Capitol Trailways, that provides service to the station. Capitol Trailways connects Lancaster to York and Harrisburg to the west and to Ephrata, King of Prussia, Willow Grove, and New York to the east, as well as many cities and towns beyond those listed via transfers.

Finally, the local public transit operator in the Lancaster area, Red Rose Transit Authority, has one metro area bus (Route 3) that stops at the station and a few county-wide buses operating north of Lancaster city that stop close to the station. Red Rose Transit also provides shuttle service (Red Rose Trolley) to downtown Lancaster.

• Lancaster County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

• Amtrak - Stations - Lancaster, PA

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006

• Capitol Trailways official site
• Red Rose Transit Authority official site
• Lancaster Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)