Richmond Staples Mill Road (Amtrak station)

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Richmond Staples Mill Road Station
Station statistics
Address	7519 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23228
Coordinates	37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W / 37.6178; -77.4969Coordinates: 37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W / 37.6178; -77.4969
Lines	Carolinian      Silver Meteor      Silver Star      Palmetto      Northeast Regional
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Parking	Yes; paid
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	1975
Accessible
Code	RVR
Owned by	Amtrak
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	256,006 ▼ 7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Petersburg toward Charlotte Carolinian Fredericksburg toward New York Petersburg toward Savannah Palmetto Alexandria toward New York Richmond toward Newport News Northeast Regional Ashland, VA toward Boston South Station or Springfield, MA Petersburg toward Miami Silver Meteor Alexandria toward New York Silver Star

The Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak station lies about 5 miles (8 km) north of downtown Richmond, Virginia. It is served by several lines that continue south to Florida, while the downtown station (Richmond Main Street) is only served by the Northeast Regional service, since the others bypass downtown to the west. Staples Mill Road station was originally built in 1975 as a replacement for Main Street Station.

[edit] See also

• Broad Street Station (Richmond)

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Richmond Staples Mill Road

• Ridership figures, FY 2008
• Ridership figures, FY 2009

• Staples Mills Road, Richmond, Virginia; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)