Staunton station
Staunton is an Amtrak train station in Staunton, Virginia, located in the downtown Wharf Area Historic District of the city. It is served by Amtrak's Cardinal, which runs between New York and Chicago.
The station has restrooms and benches, but no ticket office. With no intercity bus service in Stauntonthe closest bus station is 30 miles awaythe train station serves a large area of the Shenandoah Valley.
Next to the station are restaurants and art studios, as well as other points of interest. For pedestrians, the historic Sears Hill Bridge and paved trail lead to the Sears Hill neighborhood and the Sears House in Woodrow Wilson Park. In 2010, the city closed the steel truss pedestrian bridge and approved its temporary removal for restoration. Next to the station is a Chessie System caboose.
The site of the station has been a railroad depot since 1854:
The third and existing station building was designed by Staunton architect Thomas Jasper Collins and built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1902.
The current station facility is the former telegraph tower from when the Staunton station functioned as a full passenger and freight railroad depot. While the platform still functions as the railroad platform for loading and unloading passengers, the former station passenger and freight buildings are now occupied by restaurants.
