Altoona Transportation Center

The Altoona Transportation Center is an intermodal passenger facility built in 1986 providing local bus, intercity bus, and rail services. It is located at 1231 11th Avenue in downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Altoona Transportation Center
Altoona Transportation Center's Amtrak platform
Location	1231 11th Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°30′56″N 78°24′4″W
Owned by	City of Altoona
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Pittsburgh Line)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	4
Connections	Greyhound Lines AMTRAN
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ALT
History
Opened	1986
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2017)	21,705[1]  2.1%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Johnstown toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Tyrone toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Johnstown toward Chicago Three Rivers 1995–2005 Tyrone toward New York Broadway Limited Until 1995 Huntingdon toward New York Johnstown toward Pittsburgh Fort Pitt 1981-1983 Terminus Johnstown toward Kansas City National Limited 1971-1979 Tyrone toward New York or Washington, D.C. Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Kittanning Point toward Chicago Main Line East Altoona toward New York or Exchange Place

AMTRAN is the local public transit provider in the greater Altoona area. The primary user of the Altoona Transportation Center, almost all regular AMTRAN bus routes and selected "Tripper" routes stop at the center. The Transportation Center is considered the AMTRAN system's primary hub.

Greyhound provides intercity bus service to the station. It connects Altoona via one-seat rides to cities such as State College, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York to the east and Johnstown and Pittsburgh to the west. Greyhound also links Altoona with many other cities and towns beyond those listed via transfers.

The Altoona Transportation Center is also served by Amtrak Pennsylvanian trains. These trains operate once per day in each direction. Until 2005, Altoona was served by a second daily train, the Three Rivers (a replacement service for the legendary Broadway Limited), an extended version of the Pennsylvanian that terminated in Chicago. Upon its cancellation, the sole Pennsylvanian marked the first time in Altoona's significant railway history that the town was served by just a single, daily passenger train.

Primary cities served on Amtrak to and from Altoona include Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, and New York to the east and Johnstown and Pittsburgh to the west. Staffed ticket service is available for both daily departures.