Hinton station (West Virginia)

Hinton, WV
Hinton station in December 2003
General information
Location	100 Second Avenue Hinton, West Virginia United States
Coordinates	37°40′29″N80°53′32″W / 37.67472°N 80.89222°W / 37.67472; -80.89222
Line	CSX New River Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: HIN
History
Opened	September 25, 1872 [1]
Rebuilt	1892
Passengers
FY 2024	2,266 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Prince toward Chicago Cardinal Alderson toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Prince toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley 1974–1977 White Sulphur Springs toward Washington, D.C. James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1971–1974 White Sulphur Springs toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Meadow Creek toward Cincinnati Main Line Alderson toward Washington, D.C. or Phoebus
Location

Hinton station is an Amtrak station in Hinton, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal . The station is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot, and is located in the Hinton Historic District. Constructed in 1892, ^[3] the brick building includes wood canopies supported by heavy brackets featuring a wood-fan pattern trim.

A December 2007, fire damaged the building, but it reopened a short time later following repairs. The depot is currently^{[ when? ]} undergoing a $1.5-million series of phased repairs and renovations. Work in the early phases included installation of a new slate roof, re-pointing of the brickwork and repairs to the windows and decorative woodwork. A new concrete platform with tactile edging was also installed. ^[4]

Due to a bend in the adjacent New River, eastbound trains actually head southwest when passing the station (and vice versa).

References

1. "The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Completed to Hinton, W. Va". The Richmond Dispatch. September 26, 1872. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
3. Castro, James E. (2006). The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN   9780738543345.
4. "Hinton, WV Station". Great American Stations. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

External links

Media related to Hinton (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Hinton, WV – Amtrak
• Hinton, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Hinton Amtrak Station at Train Web
• Hinton Amtrak Station Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at UrbanUp
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-43-A, "Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Hinton Depot, Along New River near Greenbriar River, Hinton, Summers County, WV", 2 measured drawings