Huntington station (West Virginia)

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Huntington, WV
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Huntington station in November 2010
General information
Location1050 8th Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia
United States
Coordinates 38°24′57″N82°26′23″W / 38.4159°N 82.4397°W / 38.4159; -82.4397
Owned by CSX Transportation
Line(s)CSX Kanawha Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Tri-State Transit Authority
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: HUN
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1983
Passengers
FY 20223,102 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Ashland
toward Chicago
Cardinal Charleston
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Tri-State
(Ashland until 1975)
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley
1974–1977
Charleston
Ashland
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1972–1974
Charleston
Ashland
toward Cincinnati
James Whitcomb Riley
1971–1972
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
West Huntington
toward Cincinnati
Main Line Guyandot

Huntington station is an Amtrak station in Huntington, West Virginia. Located at 1050 8th Avenue, the station consists of a platform on the south side of the east-west tracks, a small parking lot, and a small building in between. The station contains a waiting room and space for a ticket office, though Amtrak pulled the station agent in the 21st century. Huntington is served by the Cardinal route. The Amtrak station replaced a Chesapeake and Ohio station on 7th Avenue. The C&O station hosted daily trains headed northwest, west and east: Fast Flying Virginian (west to Cincinnati, and sections east to Washington, D.C., and Newport News), George Washington (sections west to Cincinnati and Louisville, and sections east to Washington, D.C., and Newport News) and the Sportsman (northwest to Detroit, and sections east to Washington, D.C., and Newport News). [2]

The one story Amtrak building was constructed to a standard design that Amtrak developed in the 1970s and used at locations throughout the country for the next two decades. Typical features included at Huntington are concrete block walls, floor to ceiling windows and a black, cantilevered roof. [3]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Chesapeake & Ohio, Tables 1, 2". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 93 (9). January 1961.
  3. "The Amtrak Standard Stations Program". Amtrak History & Archives. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

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