Alliance station

Alliance, OH
Alliance station in March 2021
General information
Location	820 East Main Street Alliance, Ohio United States
Coordinates	40.9213°N 81.0930°W / 40.9213; -81.0930
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Fort Wayne Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Stark Area Regional Transit Authority
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ALC
History
Opened	October 11, 1990
Passengers
FY 2023	2,697 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Cleveland toward Chicago Floridian Pittsburgh toward Miami
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Maximo toward Chicago Main Line Sebring toward New York or Exchange Place Limaville toward Cleveland Cleveland – Pittsburgh via Alliance Homeworth toward Pittsburgh Terminus Alliance – Mahoningtown Snodes toward Mahoningtown Preceding station Amtrak Following station Cleveland toward Chicago Pennsylvanian 1998–2003 Pittsburgh toward Philadelphia Capitol Limited 1990–2024 Pittsburgh toward Washington, D.C.
Location

Alliance station is an Amtrak train station in Alliance, Ohio, United States. It is served by the daily Floridian service. The station has a single side platform serving the south track of the Fort Wayne Line, with a brick shelter building.

History

Alliance station in August 1986

The station site in earlier years served Pennsylvania Railroad, then Penn Central passenger trains northwest to Cleveland, west to Detroit, west to Chicago and east to Philadelphia and New York City. Amtrak service began at the station when the Capitol Limited was rerouted north in fall 1990 from Canton station in Canton. The Pennsylvanian served Alliance from 1998 to 2003.

Amtrak spent $1.5 million to improve the station in 2011. It built a new shelter and installed a 550-foot (170 m) long concrete platform, signage and light poles. Developed by d+A Design+Architecture, LLC of Yardley, Pennsylvania, the shelter is composed primarily of rich red brick and has an enclosed, one-story waiting room with large windows. On the facades facing the street and the tracks, the waiting room is marked by stylized projecting bays faced with coursed ashlar stonework that adds texture to the overall elevation. The design is similar to Connellsville station in Pennsylvania. On November 10, 2024, the Capitol Limited was merged with the Silver Star as the Floridian.

External links

Media related to Alliance station at Wikimedia Commons

• Alliance, OH – Amtrak
• Alliance, OH – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)