Thurmond station is a train station in Thurmond, West Virginia, United States, that is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The Cardinal, which runs three times each week between Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC, passes by the station three times each week in both directions. The station is on CSX Transportation's New River Line and is located on the east bank of the New River.
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 Looking southeast across the train tracks towards the Thurmond station building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | County Route 25 & County Route 2 Thurmond, West Virginia United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | National Park Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX New River Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 unused) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes, extremely limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: THN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905, 1977 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 466[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thurmond Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Thurmond, West Virginia, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°57′26″N 81°04′44″W / 37.95722°N 81.07889°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Thurmond Historic District (ID84003520) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 1984[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ridership
editIt is one of Amtrak's least-busy stations, it was the second least-busy for fiscal year 2006, after Greenfield Village, Michigan, which was less traveled because it had been discontinued from the Amtrak regular schedule in April 2006 (being open only to groups after that point).[3] Of the 509 stations served by Amtrak in fiscal year 2012, Thurmond was again the second least-used station, just ahead of Sanderson, Texas.[4][5] In fiscal year 2023, however, Thurmond was the fourth least-used station.
In 2022, the Amtrak station in Thurmond, WV saw 399 passengers served, compared to 285 in 2018. [6] In 2023, 466 passengers were served at the Thurmond station.[7]
As of 2024, due to the low annual ridership in Thurmond, the station is unstaffed, there is no waiting room, and no in-person ticket booth or kiosk.[8]
History
editThe long, narrow two-story slate-roofed wooden structure, built in 1905 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, also houses a railroad museum and a visitor center for the New River Gorge National River. The depot features a projecting bay that served as a signal tower. The interior originally possessed three waiting rooms: one for white men, one for white women, and one for African Americans.[9] The building was renovated in 1995. It is a contributing structure in the Thurmond Historic District.[10] In 2023, a new small accessible platform was constructed to accommodate passengers with reduced mobility.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Amtrak System Timetable: Spring 2005 - Summer 2005". April 25, 2005. p. 80. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Great American Stations: Thurmond, WV (THN)". Amtrak. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Great American Stations: Sanderson, TX (SND)". Amtrak. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Amtrak service in Thurmond, WV" (PDF). www.railpassengers.org.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023 State of West Virginia" (PDF). www.amtrak.com.
- ^ "Thurmond, WV (THN) | Amtrak". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Chambers, S. Allen (2004). "Capital Center and South Central West Virginia". Buildings of West Virginia. Oxford University Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-19-516548-9.
- ^ Harper, R. Eugene (September 15, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Thurmond Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Thurmond (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Thurmond, WV – Amtrak
- Thurmond, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Thurmond Amtrak Station & Museum (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Thurmond Depot - The Museum (WVRailroads.com)
- Thurmond Depot Visitor Center - U.S. National Park Service, New River Gorge National River, official site
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-42-A, "Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Depot, Northeast end of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV", 30 photos, 6 color transparencies, 4 measured drawings, 79 data pages, 3 photo caption pages