The Amtrak Train Station Greensburg is the Pennsylvanian’s only stop in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. One train a day calls in each direction between Pittsburgh and New York, and the station handled 12,705 passengers in fiscal year 2025. The 1910 depot still stands and is used, but Amtrak occupies only a small part of it: professional offices and a restaurant fill the rest of the building, including the former main waiting room.
Because Amtrak keeps no ticket office and no station staff at Greensburg, tickets must be bought in advance online, by phone or through the Amtrak app. The waiting room opens only around train times, so the building is locked for most of the day.
Greensburg — Live Arrivals & Departures
Updated 39 seconds ago · Times are localHistorical Background of Amtrak Train Station Greensburg
The first train reached Greensburg on November 29, 1852, and the Pennsylvania Railroad built the first permanent station in 1860. The tracks were raised in 1909 and 1910, and the present depot opened in 1910 on the railroad’s main line between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. William H. Cookman designed it in the Jacobean Revival style: red brick laid in Flemish bond, stone trim, and a clock tower capped by a copper ogee dome. The tower’s four clocks were removed at one point and later returned. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.
Amtrak bought the station from Conrail in 1976 and conveyed it to the Westmoreland Trust in 1993. The Trust used a $1.6 million federal Transportation Enhancement grant, with other money, to fund a $3 million restoration completed in 1998. It sold the depot in 2015 to the Chelsted Limited Family Partnership, which now owns both the building and the parking lot. Norfolk Southern owns the platform and the tracks. Private ownership explains the mix of tenants: the railroad use is a tenancy inside a commercial building rather than the building’s main purpose.
Greensburg Amtrak Station Contact/ Location and Accessibility Details
Amtrak lists the station at Harrison Avenue and Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, in the city’s cultural district. The tracks run above street level behind the depot, so passengers reach the platforms through an underpass and then climb by stairs or take the elevators. Glass enclosures shelter the platform canopies and the stair openings, and a glass-enclosed space between the old passenger and baggage sections provides some seating.
Accessibility features and conveniences include:
- Same-day and overnight parking, with fees that may apply, listed as open 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- Accessible same-day and overnight parking spaces
- Elevators between the underpass and the elevated platforms, plus an accessible platform, waiting room, restrooms and water fountain
- A wheelchair lift for boarding, since the platform is low-level rather than high-level
- Westmoreland Transit local bus service in the city
Amtrak does not list an accessible ticket office here, because there is no ticket office at all, and it keeps no station wheelchair on site. Passengers who need boarding assistance should therefore arrange it with Amtrak in advance rather than on arrival.
| Station: | Greensburg Station |
| Station Code: | GNB |
| Contact Number: | +1 800-872-7245 |
| Lost and Found: | +1 800-872-7245 / +1 833-391-0338 |
| Police: | +1-800-331-0008 |
| Working Hours: | Waiting room 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. and 6:20 P.M. to 7:20 P.M. daily; no staff on duty |
| Nearby Airport: | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) |
| Website: | https://www.amtrak.com/ |
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Greensburg Amtrak Station Layout Map
A map of GNB Station is worth checking because the entrance and the platforms are on different levels. The depot faces Harrison Avenue, while the tracks sit on an embankment behind it, reached by the underpass, the stairs and the elevators. The waiting room is open only 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 6:20 to 7:20 p.m. every day, which matches the two scheduled Pennsylvanian calls.
List of all Amtrak Stations.
Facilities and Passenger Amenities
Amtrak’s facilities at Greensburg are deliberately minimal, since the station handles two trains a day and employs nobody on site. The building has restrooms and payphones; it has no ATM, no vending machines, no Wi-Fi, no Quik-Trak ticket kiosk and no lounge.
Key amenities include:
- A waiting room open 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 6:20 to 7:20 p.m. daily, with some seating in the glass-enclosed area between the old passenger and baggage wings
- Restrooms, listed by Amtrak as accessible
- Tickets online, by phone or in the Amtrak app only, because the station has no counter and no kiosk
- No checked baggage service, no baggage storage, no baggage carts and no baggage assistance, so luggage stays with the passenger
- Elevators, an accessible platform and designated accessible parking
Amtrak asks passengers to arrive at least 30 minutes before departure. Unaccompanied children may not travel from Greensburg, a restriction Amtrak applies at stations without staff on duty.
Train Services and Routes
The Amtrak Train Station Greensburg is served only by the Pennsylvanian, which runs once a day in each direction between Pittsburgh and New York. Stops along the route include:
- Altoona, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
Connections depend on those endpoints. At Harrisburg the Pennsylvanian meets the Keystone Service trains that run to Philadelphia and New York; at Pittsburgh it meets the Floridian, which took over the Chicago-to-Washington schedule formerly operated by the Capitol Limited. Since only one train a day serves Greensburg in each direction, a missed train means a wait of roughly 24 hours rather than a few hours.
The route follows the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line west of Harrisburg, the alignment the 1910 depot was built to serve, and crosses the Allegheny ridges between Altoona and Pittsburgh.
Nearby Attractions
The depot stands in Greensburg’s cultural district, and the following places are in the city rather than at the station itself:
- Westmoreland Museum of American Art: A museum of American art in Greensburg
- Seton Hill University: A university whose campus road, Seton Hill Drive, forms part of the station’s own address
- Downtown Greensburg: The commercial streets around the depot, including the Westmoreland County Courthouse
Opening hours for any of these are set by the institutions themselves, not by Amtrak, and the station’s own waiting room closes between trains, so visitors should not plan to wait inside the depot for long stretches of the day.
Travel Considerations
Planning around the Pennsylvanian’s single daily round trip matters more at Greensburg than at larger stops. Tickets have to be bought before arrival, because there is no counter and no kiosk. Passengers who need a wheelchair lift or other boarding help should tell Amtrak in advance, since no staff member is on duty to arrange it on the spot. Checked baggage is not offered, so bags must be carried up to the platform.
The waiting room’s short opening windows, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 6:20 to 7:20 p.m., are the practical constraint on early or late arrivals. Outside those windows the station offers parking and the platform, and the restaurant and offices in the building keep their own hours.
Future Improvements
No Amtrak construction project is listed for Greensburg. The building’s condition today reflects the work already done rather than work announced for the future:
- A $3 million restoration completed in 1998, assisted by a $1.6 million federal Transportation Enhancement grant
- Return of the four clocks to the tower
- Glass enclosures added over the platform canopies and stair openings
- Elevators serving the elevated platforms
Because the depot has been privately owned since 2015, any further change to the building rests with its owner, whereas the platform and track belong to Norfolk Southern and the service level is set by Amtrak and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Amtrak Train Station Greensburg therefore combines a well-preserved 1910 depot with a very light service pattern: one train each way, no staff, no baggage service and a waiting room open for two hours a day.
For the 12,705 passengers recorded in fiscal year 2025, the station’s value lies in the single-seat ride east to Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York and west to Pittsburgh, which no other public transport from Greensburg provides.
FAQs
Only the Pennsylvanian, which runs once a day in each direction between Pittsburgh and New York by way of Altoona, Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Connections are made at Harrisburg with Keystone Service trains and at Pittsburgh with the Floridian.
Restrooms, payphones, parking, elevators to the elevated platforms and a waiting room open 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 6:20 to 7:20 p.m. daily. There is no ticket office, no Quik-Trak kiosk, no Wi-Fi, no ATM, no vending machines and no checked baggage service.
Amtrak lists an accessible platform, waiting room, restrooms and water fountain, accessible parking, elevators and a wheelchair lift. There is no accessible ticket office, because the station has no ticket office, and no station wheelchair, so boarding assistance should be arranged with Amtrak in advance.
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Seton Hill University and downtown Greensburg with the Westmoreland County Courthouse are all in the city. The station’s address itself includes Seton Hill Drive.
Amtrak lists no current project at Greensburg. The depot was restored for $3 million in 1998, with help from a $1.6 million federal Transportation Enhancement grant, and has been privately owned since 2015, so further work depends on the owner.