CSX Transportation (freight line - does not stop at station)
Platforms
1
Tracks
1
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
Bicycle facilities
Yes
Accessible
Yes
History
Opened
May 1858 (1858-05)
Closed
December 31, 1942 (1942-12-31)
Key dates
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.
Former services
Preceding station
Western Maryland Railway
Following station
Seven Stars
toward Highfield
Baltimore – Hanover – Gettysburg Line
Granite
toward Glyndon
Gettysburg Train Station
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Built
c.1858
Restored
2009 (2009)
Restored by
Gettysburg Foundation
Part of
Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District (ID75000155)
MPS
Battle of Gettysburg MPS[2]
Designated CP
March 19, 1975 (1975-03-19)
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The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln Train Station" or "Western Maryland Railroad Station,"[3] 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[4] and is most notable as President Abraham Lincoln's point of arrival on November 18, 1863 and departure, following delivery of the Gettysburg Address.[5] 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.[6] 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 under the purview of the National Park Service.[7]
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^"Adams County, PA Properties Associated with the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^"Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station". Destination Gettysburg. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^111th Congress, 2nd Session (27 September 2010). "BOUNDARY REVISION OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK". Senate Report 111-330. U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 25 September 2015.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Fortenbaugh, Robert (2006). Lincoln And Gettysburg: The Story Of Abraham Lincoln's Immortal Address At Gettysburg. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing. pp. 11–16. ISBN 9781428662186.
^Frost, Herbert. "Statement on Senate Bill 1897 before the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee". Retrieved 23 July 2012.
^Walters, Mark (12 December 2014). "Gettysburg park to include Lincoln Train Station". The Morning Call. The Evening Sun. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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