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Bryan (Amtrak Station)

Bryan station is an Amtrak train station located on the north side of downtown Bryan, Ohio. It is served by the Lake Shore Limited; the Floridian does not stop. The station has a single side platform and shelter on the north side of the four-track Chicago Line.

History

Bryan station in August 1982

Bryan was originally served by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, later part of the New York Central Railroad. A wooden 19th-century station building constructed by the Lake Shore is still extant, as is a brick freight house constructed by the New York Central. A state historical marker next to the shelter commemorates the speed record set by the M-497 Black Beetle on July 23, 1966, which passed through Bryan.

Amtrak service at Bryan began in 1980, with a modernist passenger shelter constructed in the early 1980s. In 2020, Amtrak indicated plans for a renovation of the station for accessibility, then estimated to cost $3.3 million. Groundbreaking for the $5 million renovation took place in June 2024. It includes a 350-foot (110 m) accessible platform plus a station building with a waiting room and restrooms. Construction was expected to take 18 months.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Ohio" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bryan, OH (BYN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  3. ^ Monk, Jonathan (March 3, 2021). "Bryan Amtrak station to get $3.3 million upgrade". WTOL. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Dominique (June 14, 2024). "Amtrak improving Bryan train station". WTOL. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024.

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