Martinsburg station

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Martinsburg, WV
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Martinsburg station in 2022
General information
Location229 East Martin Street
Martinsburg, West Virginia
United States
Coordinates 39°27′31″N77°57′38.5″W / 39.45861°N 77.960694°W / 39.45861; -77.960694
Owned byCity of Martinsburg
Line(s) CSX Cumberland Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg PanTran
Construction
Parking81 spaces
AccessibleNo [1]
Other information
Station code Amtrak: MRB
History
Opened1848
Passengers
FY 20236,948 [2] (Amtrak)
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Cumberland
toward Chicago
Floridian Harpers Ferry
toward Miami
Preceding station MARC train.svg MARC Following station
Terminus Brunswick Line Duffields
towards Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Cumberland
toward Chicago
Main Line Duffields
toward Jersey City
North Cumbo
toward Chicago
Blairton
toward Jersey City
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Cumberland Shenandoah Duffields
Cumberland
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited Harpers Ferry
Caperton Station Hotel
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Martinsburg station Built1848Architectural styleItalianatePart of Baltimore and Ohio and Related Industries Historic District (ID80004415 [4] )Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Martinsburg station is a railway station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States, served by MARC Brunswick Line commuter rail service and Amtrak Floridian intercity rail service. The station has one side platform serving a siding track of the CSX Cumberland Subdivision, with a footbridge crossing the siding and the two main tracks to provide access to the preserved Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops complex.

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History

The historic hotel (left) and modern station addition in 2008 Martinsburg railyard 2008.JPG
The historic hotel (left) and modern station addition in 2008

Martinsburg station is a restored 1848-1876 railroad hotel and its sympathetic modern train station addition at 229 East Martin Street in Martinsburg. It is also a contributing property to the Baltimore and Ohio and Related Industries Historic District. [5] The building is among the oldest surviving railroad stations in the United States. [6]

The station has seen many historic events. In 1862, the hotel witnessed the destruction of the B&O Roundhouses and shops by General Stonewall Jackson, and the following year General Robert E. Lee's army retreated through Martinsburg two blocks west following the Battle of Gettysburg. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the first national labor strike, began here. The station is also the portal to the state's first Civil War Trail.

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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References

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