Charleston station (West Virginia)

Charleston, WV
Charleston station, April 2009
General information
Location	350 MacCorkle Avenue Southeast Charleston, West Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°20′47″N 81°38′18″W / 38.34639°N 81.63833°W / 38.34639; -81.63833
Owned by	General Corporation
Line(s)	CSX Kanawha Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: CHW
History
Opened	1905
Passengers
2018	11,251[1]  14.7%
FY 2023	6,352[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Huntington toward Chicago Cardinal Montgomery toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Huntington toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley 1974–1977 Thurmond toward Washington, D.C. James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1971–1974 Prince toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Barboursville toward Cincinnati Main Line Cabin Creek toward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort
Chesapeake and Ohio Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Architect	J.C. & A.L. Pennock
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
MPS	South Hills MRA
NRHP reference No.	84000782[3]
Added to NRHP	October 26, 1984
Location

Charleston station is an active intercity railroad station in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Located on MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, the station services trains of Amtrak's Cardinal between New York Penn Station and Chicago Union Station. The two trains (nos. 50 (eastbound) and 51 (westbound)), make stops in Charleston on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Charleston station contains a single 800-foot (240 m) concrete side platform and has a station depot that provides a waiting room for customers.

The station depot, built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1905, is on the National Register of Historic Places.