Amtrak Train Station Elyria, Ohio (ELY) stands at 410 East River Road, Elyria, OH 44035 and opened on 31 October 1975. Amtrak owns the station, which sits on Norfolk Southern’s Chicago Line. The Lake Shore Limited and the Floridian both call, the latter having absorbed the Capitol Limited’s Chicago–Washington schedule on 10 November 2024, and both pass through Elyria in the middle of the night. Amtrak recorded 13,135 passengers at Elyria in fiscal year 2025.
Elyria Amtrak Station Contact Details
Elyria Amtrak Station (ELY) is served only in the small hours, which shapes how it is used: both the Lake Shore Limited and the Floridian call overnight, and the numbers in the table below reach Amtrak’s national centres rather than a local desk. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is the nearest commercial airport.
| Station: | Elyria Station |
| Station Code: | ELY |
| Contact Number: | +1 800-872-7245 |
| Email: | etickets@amtrak.com |
| Lost and Found: | +1 800-872-7245 / +1 833-391-0338 |
| Police: | +1-800-331-0008 |
| Working Hours: | No staffed hours — no ticket office and no published waiting room hours |
| Nearby Airport: | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) |
| Website: | https://www.amtrak.com/ |
| Instagram: | https://www.instagram.com/amtrak |
| X (Twitter): | https://x.com/amtrak |
| Youtube: | https://www.youtube.com/amtrak |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Amtrak/ |
| Pinterest: | https://www.pinterest.com/amtraktravels/ |
Services Provided by Amtrak at ELY Station
Elyria Station has one side platform with three tracks running past it, and a wheelchair-lift shed stands at the platform. Amtrak classifies Elyria as a station building with a waiting room, yet publishes no waiting room hours and records no restrooms, no ticket office and no passenger assistance — which fits the fire of 25 October 2013 that did about $25,000 of damage and closed the building indefinitely, leaving passengers with platform access only. The two accounts have not been reconciled in Amtrak’s own data. The platform and waiting room are listed as accessible and a wheelchair lift is available.
| Restrooms — not available | Elevators — not available | Ticketing office — not available |
| Support for unaccompanied minors — not allowed | Baggage checking — not available | ATM — not available |
| Staff support — no passenger assistance service at this location | Bike boxes on purchase — not available | Ski Bags (on purchase) — not available |
| Baggage assistance — not available | Nearby parking lots — same-day and overnight parking available, fees may apply | Accessible platform, restroom, ticket office, seating, and water fountain — accessible platform and waiting room; no accessible restroom, ticket office or water fountain |
| Wheelchair Lift — available | Wheelchairs — not available | Restaurants — none at the station, and no vending machines |
Elyria Amtrak Station Layout Map
The map below shows Elyria Station on East River Road. The site is a single platform beside the Norfolk Southern main line, so there is nothing to navigate beyond the car park and the boarding edge. Because both trains call overnight, lighting and the walk from the car park matter more here than internal layout.
List of all Amtrak Stations.
Baggage & Luggage Rules
Amtrak lists no checked baggage service at Elyria Station (ELY), nor baggage storage, baggage carts or baggage assistance, so baggage travels under the rules of the Lake Shore Limited or the Floridian. Both call overnight, which in practice means passengers manage their own luggage on the platform in the dark.
Food, Lounges & Restrooms
Amtrak runs no lounge at Elyria Station (ELY) and lists no restaurant, no vending machines and no restrooms. The 2013 fire closed the building indefinitely, and with both trains calling in the middle of the night, little nearby is likely to be trading at boarding time either. Food, drink and facilities are therefore better arranged before arriving, or taken aboard the train.
How to Reach the Station
Elyria Station (ELY) is on East River Road in Elyria, west of Cleveland. Parking is available at the station. No connecting local transit service is published for it, and because both trains are scheduled overnight, arrival is normally by car or drop-off.
Nearby Airports
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is the closest commercial airport to Elyria Amtrak Station, east along the Lake Erie shore. It is a full-service airport, which makes it the practical air gateway for Lorain County; no rail link connects it to Elyria Station, so the transfer is by road.
Hotels Near Station
Hotels operate in Elyria and along the nearby interstate corridors, but this page names none, because branding and rates change and Amtrak holds no lodging arrangement at Elyria Station (ELY). Overnight train times do mean a nearby room is often more useful before a departure than after an arrival.
The Elyria Amtrak Station is a small facility with two long-distance trains, both calling overnight, and a history shaped by the 2013 fire and by a long-discussed move to the former New York Central station of 1925 downtown, towards which Amtrak offered $2.9 million in 2013. The current station gives Lorain County about 13,000 Amtrak journeys a year.
FAQs
Two routes call at Elyria: the Lake Shore Limited and the Floridian. Both pass through in the middle of the night.
No. Amtrak lists no checked baggage service, no baggage storage, no baggage carts and no baggage assistance at Elyria.
Yes. Same-day and overnight parking are available and fees may apply.
No. Amtrak lists no restaurant, no vending machines and no restrooms at the station.
Partly. The platform and waiting room are accessible and a wheelchair lift is available, but Amtrak lists no accessible restroom, no accessible ticket office, no accessible water fountain and no wheelchair.
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is the nearest commercial airport to the station.
Yes. In advance is the only practical option, because Amtrak keeps no ticket office and no Quik-Trak kiosk at Elyria and both trains call overnight, so tickets must come from the Amtrak website, the mobile app or the conductor.