page_title: Akron Union Station
section_title: Second station and final years
hierarchical_section_title: Akron Union Station / Second station and final years
caption_attribution_description: English: 1950s white border postcard of Akron Union Depot
context_page_description: Akron Union Station was a series of two union stations serving several passenger railroads in Akron, Ohio from 1891 to 1971. The station's tenants included the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad. It was a hub, serving train companies serving destinations in different directions, west, north, south and east.
context_section_description: The second station, Akron Union Depot, reflecting the shift of location, was opened in 1950 and was located five blocks away, on the east side of the tracks, at 220 Wolf Ledges Parkway (41.0773°N 81.5167°W). The Erie Railroad after a 1960 merger became the Erie Lackawanna; that company's last train through the station was the Lake Cities in 1970. The station was closed in 1971, as the last train being the B&O's Capitol Limited. That train would be subsequently rerouted with the assumption of passenger services by Amtrak. Akron briefly saw train service in the 1990s with the arrival of the Three Rivers and the rerouting of the Broadway Limited.
caption: the 1950 Akron Union Depot, c. 1950s
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