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]
Huntington, WV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Huntington station in November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1050 8th Avenue Huntington, West Virginia United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°24′57″N 82°26′23″W / 38.4159°N 82.4397°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CSX Transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX Kanawha Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Tri-State Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: HUN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 3,364[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
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edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Chesapeake & Ohio, Tables 1, 2". Official Guide of the Railways. 93 (9). National Railway Publication Company. January 1961.
- ^ "The Amtrak Standard Stations Program". Amtrak History & Archives. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
External links
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Media related to Huntington (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington, WV – Amtrak
- Huntington, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Huntington Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
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