Martinsburg (Amtrak station)
| Martinsburg Amtrak station MARC commuter rail station |
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 The historic Martinsburg Station, formerly known as the Caperton Station Hotel |
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| Address | 229 East Martin Street Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401 |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′31″N 77°57′38.5″W / 39.45861°N 77.960694°WCoordinates: 39°27′31″N 77°57′38.5″W / 39.45861°N 77.960694°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Amtrak: MARC: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PanTran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | MRB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 7,734[1]  11% |
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Martinsburg Station is a railway station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States served by Amtrak and MARC. The station also included the historic Baltimore and Ohio Railroad roundhouse, and Martinsburg Shops.
Located on the mainline of CSX, Martinsburg Station sits among the city's many cultural and historic destinations. The station is a restored 1848-1876 railroad hotel and its sympathetic modern train station addition at 229 East Martin Street in Martinsburg.
The station has seen many events historic to Berkeley County and the nation. In 1863, the hotel witnessed the destruction of the B&O Roundhouses and shops by General Stonewall Jackson, and was also the site of the first national labor strike.
Martinsburg Station is the portal to the state's first Civil War Trail (the Antietam Campaign) and the Gettysburg Campaign: General Robert E. Lee's army retreated through Martinsburg two blocks west following the "high watermark of the confederacy."
[edit] Local Transit Connections
PanTran Blue, Red and Green bus routes originate and terminate at the station. Blue and Red routes stop there approximately once every hour and half, running between 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM on weekdays and roughly between 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Saturdays (see route schedules for details). The Green Route provides a shuttle service between the station and Shepherd University during weekday rush hours while the university is in session.
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WESTVIRGINIA11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ (©2000 A.E. Crane, courtesy of byways.org)
