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Staunton, VA
Locomotive at the station in 2021
General information
Location	1 Middlebrook Avenue Staunton, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°8′51″N 79°4′19.2″W / 38.14750°N 79.072000°W / 38.14750; -79.072000
Owned by	MH Staunton, LLC
Line(s)	Buckingham Branch Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Staunton Trolley: Green Line
Construction
Parking	short & long term
Accessible	Platform only
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: STA
History
Opened	1886 (signal house)
Passengers
FY 2023	4,306 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Clifton Forgetoward Chicago Cardinal Charlottesvilletoward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Clifton Forgetoward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley1974-1977 Charlottesvilletoward Washington, D.C. or Newport News James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington1971-1974 Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Swoopetoward Cincinnati Main Line Brandtoward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort
Location

Staunton station is an Amtrak train station in Staunton, Virginia, located in the downtown Wharf Area Historic District of the city. It is served by Amtrak's Cardinal, which runs between New York and Chicago. The station has restrooms and benches, but no ticket office.

History

The site of the station has been a railroad depot since 1854:

The present railroad station is the third one on this site. The first station was destroyed by General Hunter's troops in June of 1864. A runaway train at the turn-of-the-century destroyed the second station.

— Staunton in the Civil War

The third and existing station building was designed by Staunton architect Thomas Jasper Collins and built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1902.

The current station facility is the former telegraph tower from when the Staunton station functioned as a full passenger and freight railroad depot. While the platform still functions as the railroad platform for loading and unloading passengers, the former station passenger and freight buildings are now occupied by a reception hall for events, replacing a restaurant. Next to the station is a Chessie System caboose.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. "Wharf Area Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
3. "Staunton in the Civil War". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
4. "The Canvas of T.J. Collins". porterbriggs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
5. "Caboose, Index W". Central California Rails. Retrieved 2008-06-12. See also linked photograph.
6. Turner, Jack M. "Florida to Indianapolis and Return by Rail". TrainWeb. Retrieved 2008-06-12.

External links

Media related to Staunton station at Wikimedia Commons

• Staunton, VA – Amtrak
• Staunton, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)

• Buildings and structures in Staunton, Virginia
• Amtrak stations in Virginia
• Former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway stations
• Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1886