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           UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.   20549

                           FORM 10-K/A
                         AMENDMENT NO. 1

(Mark One)
   [X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
        For the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1997
                               OR
   [  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
        For the transition period from          to
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                  Commission File Number 1-1059

               CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          MARYLAND                           52-0550682
(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)       Identification Number)


ONE NORTH CHARLES STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND                                21201
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 539-7400

  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                             Name of Each Exchange
        Title of Each Class                   on which Registered
Class A Common Stock - $5 Par Value          American Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock - $5 Par Value          American Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy
or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of
this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.          YES
X  NO
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The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates
as
of December 31, 1997 was $142,173,301.

The number of shares outstanding at January 31, 1998 of the
registrant's $5 par value Class A and Class B Common Stock was
4,817,394 shares and 5,130,040 shares, respectively.

                DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on April 23, 1998 are incorporated by reference into Items 10 through
13, Part III.

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This Amendment to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997 is being filed by Crown Central
Petroleum Corporation in order to amend the following:

Item 14   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on
Form 8-K (a)(3) and (c) List of Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

  99     FORM 11-K


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                         CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

                         /s/---Jan L. Ries
                         Jan L. Ries
                         Controller, Chief Accounting Officer
                         and Duly Authorized Officer

Date : June 25, 1998