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| | image=Petersburg VA Amtrak station 1.jpg | | image=Petersburg VA Amtrak station 1.jpg | ||
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| | address=3516 South Street, ] | | address=3516 South Street, ](] | ||
| | coordinates={{coord|37.2419|-77.4287|type:railwaystation_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates={{coord|37.2419|-77.4287|type:railwaystation_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| '''Petersburg''' is an ] railroad station located at 3516 South Street in ] just outside the city of ]. The station was built in 1955 by the ] (ACL) and is near ] and ]. | '''Petersburg''' is an ] railroad station located at 3516 South Street in ] just outside the city of ]. However, like most of Ettrick, it has a Petersburg address. The station was built in 1955 by the ] (ACL) and is near ] and ]. | ||
| A replacement station has been proposed at a site nearby in ] to serve the ] of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buettner |first=Michael |title=Feds propose moving Amtrak station out of Ettrick |url= http://www.progress-index.com/news/20170414/feds-propose-moving-amtrak-station-out-of-ettrick |accessdate=8 July 2019 |work=The Progress-Index |date=17 May 2017}}</ref> |
A replacement station has been proposed at a site nearby in ] to serve the ] of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Buettner |first=Michael |title=Feds propose moving Amtrak station out of Ettrick |url= http://www.progress-index.com/news/20170414/feds-propose-moving-amtrak-station-out-of-ettrick |accessdate=8 July 2019 |work=The Progress-Index |date=17 May 2017}}</ref> Those plans appear shelved as of July 2019. The ] reported that $5.7 million had been secured for modernizing the station including replacement of the passenger platform and connecting ramps, as well as improving the parking lot, access road, and signs on ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Atkinson |first=Bill |title=Ettrick's Amtrak future appears back on track |url= https://pilotonline.com/news/article_9e532a92-6e8c-5285-aae0-335cc50ca67c.html |work=Virginian-Pilot |agency=The (Petersburg) Progress-Index |date=6 July 2019 |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
| In the 1970s Amtrak also served ] in Petersburg until '']'' service east-west across Virginia ended in 1977. | In the 1970s Amtrak also served ] in Petersburg until '']'' service east-west across Virginia ended in 1977. | ||
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| Location | 3516 South Street, Ettrick(Petersburg), Virginia United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°14′31″N 77°25′43″W / 37.2419°N 77.4287°W / 37.2419; -77.4287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CSX Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island and 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | PTB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 30,801 annually  2.47% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petersburg is an Amtrak railroad station located at 3516 South Street in Ettrick, Virginia just outside the city of Petersburg. However, like most of Ettrick, it has a Petersburg address. The station was built in 1955 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and is near Virginia State University and Rogers Stadium.
A replacement station has been proposed at a site nearby in Colonial Heights to serve the Tri-Cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell. Those plans appear shelved as of July 2019. The Commonwealth Transportation Board reported that $5.7 million had been secured for modernizing the station including replacement of the passenger platform and connecting ramps, as well as improving the parking lot, access road, and signs on Interstate 95.
In the 1970s Amtrak also served Union Station in Petersburg until Mountaineer service east-west across Virginia ended in 1977.
References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- Buettner, Michael (17 May 2017). "Feds propose moving Amtrak station out of Ettrick". The Progress-Index. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- Atkinson, Bill (6 July 2019). "Ettrick's Amtrak future appears back on track". Virginian-Pilot. The (Petersburg) Progress-Index. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Petersburg station at Wikimedia Commons
- Petersburg, VA – Amtrak
- Petersburg, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Petersburg, Virginia; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Petersburg Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - Train Web)
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