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 [FEE REQUIRED]
             For the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1995
                                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 _________

                   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  ___
                                                          


     The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
     nonaffiliates as of December 31, 1995 was $96,954,000.

     The number of shares outstanding at January 31, 1996 of the
     registrant's $5 par value Class A and Class B Common Stock
     was 4,817,392 shares and 5,135,558 shares, respectively.

               DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
     Stockholders on April 25, 1996 are incorporated by reference
     into Items 10 through 13, Part III.

     

     This Amendment to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
     fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 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

                              Patrick D. McCafferty
                              Patrick D. McCafferty
                              Controller, Chief Accounting Officer
                              and Duly Authorized Officer

     Date : June 27, 1996