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Union Station (Petersburg)

Petersburg Union Station
Petersburg Union Station.jpg
Petersburg Union Station in 2005
Union Station (Petersburg) is located in Virginia
Union Station (Petersburg)
Union Station (Petersburg) is located in the US
Union Station (Petersburg)
Location River Street & Third Street, Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′3.4″N 77°24′9.2″W / 37.234278°N 77.402556°W / 37.234278; -77.402556Coordinates: 37°14′3.4″N 77°24′9.2″W / 37.234278°N 77.402556°W / 37.234278; -77.402556
Built 1909-1910
Architect Norfolk and Western Railway
Part of Petersburg Old Town Historic District (#80004314)
Designated CP July 4, 1980

Petersburg Union Station is an unused train station in Petersburg, Virginia. It was originally built in 1909–1910 for the Norfolk and Western Railway, replacing an earlier structure damaged by a flood. The station remained in use until the formation of Amtrak in 1971, when passenger service on the Norfolk and Western's tracks ended. It saw a brief revival in 1975–1977, when Amtrak operated the Mountaineer between Norfolk and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Hilltopper, which replaced the Mountaineer and ran until 1979, used a station located slightly to the west at Fleet Street instead.

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad also used Union Station for a time; the ACL's line curved off to the northeast while the Norfolk and Western's ran east–west. The Atlantic Coast Line used a new station from 1955 on.

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad, the third railroad to serve Petersburg, had two stations (Market Street and Dunlop Street) near downtown. Union Station is located along the northeastern edge of the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.


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