The Ashland Train Station is also home to the town's visitor center. It is at 112 North Railroad Avenue in Ashland, Virginia.
Ashland is an Amtrak intercity train station in Ashland, Virginia, serving Northeast Regional trains bound for Richmond, Newport News and Norfolk as well as many points north. The station is also designated as Ashland's visitor center. The tracks are lined with a cobblestone median in the center of town, making it a popular train-watching site for railfans.
History
The station was built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1923, replacing a station which was originally built in 1866 and rebuilt in 1890. The station was closed in 1967, but reopened in 1985. It was originally served by the Colonial, and through numerous route changes over the years is now served by Hampton Roads-bound Northeast Regionals.
The Ashland station was racially segregated, like many railroad stations in the Southeastern U.S. built before the 1960s. It had separate waiting rooms for whites and blacks, served by a single ticket booth in the center of the building. The former black waiting room is now a museum filled with various RF&P railroad artifacts, including blueprints, model railroad trains, a bench that was once on display at the Smithsonian Museum, local newspaper and locally related magazine articles.
As of 2019, the station platform is being renovated in order to comply with ADA requirements.
Lines: RF&P Subdivision
Platforms: 2 side platforms
Tracks: 2
Station Code: ASD
Opened: 1866
Rebuilt: 1890, 1923, 1985
Renovated: 2019-2021
Passengers: 30,892 (2017)
Source: Wikipedia: Ashland station (Virginia)