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Charlottesville Union Station

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Coordinates: 38°01′53″N 78°29′31″W / 38.03139°N 78.49194°W / 38.03139; -78.49194
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Charlottesville
General information
Location810 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA
Coordinates38°01′53″N 78°29′31″W / 38.03139°N 78.49194°W / 38.03139; -78.49194
Owned byUnion Station Partners LLC
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking10 short-term and 165 long-term parking spaces available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeCVS
History
Opened1885
Rebuilt1915, Mid-1990s
Passengers
FY2014132,410 annually[1] Increase 0.98% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
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  Proposed service  
Preceding station   Transdominion Express   Following station
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The Charlottesville Union Station, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the county seat of Albemarle County, is served by Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent, and daily Northeast Regional passenger trains. The east-west line is owned by CSX Transportation and the north-south line by Norfolk Southern Railway. The station is within walking distance of the University of Virginia, which is the major employer in the area.

History

The original Union Station was built in 1885 to jointly serve the Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad, the Virginia Midland Railway, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Major renovations in 1915 included the construction of a baggage handling facility.

Since 1999, the former baggage handling facility is home to the Amtrak ticket office and waiting area. The main facility has been privately developed into a commercial restaurant. Plans coincident with the redevelopment to create a transportation hub at Union Station were not realized. Instead in 2007 Charlottesville completed the Downtown Transit Center one mile across town.[2]

However, the station does serve as an intermodal transportation nexus, with connecting Thruway motorcoach service to Richmond (operated by James River Transportation) on site, a 200+ space parking lot, and access to a full-service Greyhound Lines bus station down the street. Such services allow Charlottesville travelers to reach various airports in the region.[3] The Charlottesville Free Trolley stops just north of the station, and connects Downtown and the University of Virginia.

Out of the twenty Virginia stations, Charlottesville is the fourth busiest in the state according to the FY2013 ridership.[4]

Routes

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. ^ Charlottesville Tomorrow, Transportation Matrix. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  3. ^ Hawes Spencer (2007-06-22). "Riding the rails: It's the only way to fly". The Hook (newspaper). Charlottesville. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Amtrak Virginia announces new Northeast Regional service".


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