Sandusky station

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. The station is served by the Floridian and Lake Shore Limited routes, both of which pass through Sandusky in the middle of the night. Because the station has only one platform, eastbound trains switch to the usual westbound tracks to pass the station.

Sandusky, OH
General information
Location	1200 North Depot Street Sandusky, Ohio United States
Coordinates	41°26′26″N 82°43′7″W
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Sandusky Transit System: Purple Line
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Architectural style	Richardson
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SKY
History
Opened	1892 (NYC) July 29, 1979 (Amtrak)
Closed	1971
Passengers
FY 2024	9,566[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Toledo toward Chicago Floridian Elyria toward Miami Lake Shore Limited Elyria toward New York or Boston South
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Toledo toward Chicago Pennsylvanian 1998–2003 Elyria toward Philadelphia Capitol Limited 1990–2024 Elyria toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Venice toward Chicago Main Line Huron toward New York
Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built	1891
NRHP reference No.	75001389[2]
Added to NRHP	July 17, 1975
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History

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] On November 10, 2024, the Capitol Limited was merged with the Silver Star as the Floridian.^[5]