Richmond Staples Mill Road station

Richmond – Staples Mill Road
Staples Mill Road station from the parking lot
Location 7519 Staples Mill Road
Dumbarton(Richmond), VA 23228
Coordinates 37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W / 37.6178; -77.4969Coordinates: 37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W / 37.6178; -77.4969
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s)
  Carolinian
  Silver Meteor
  Silver Star
  Palmetto
  Northeast Regional
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 5
Connections

Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach

GRTC: 18
Construction
Parking Yes; paid
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code RVR
History
Opened 1975
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 373,832 annually[1] Increase 4.95% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Newport News
Northeast Regional
toward Norfolk
toward Savannah
Palmetto
toward New York
toward Miami
Silver Star
Silver Meteor
toward New York
toward Charlotte
Carolinian

The Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak station is located in Henrico County, about 5 miles (8 km) north of downtown Richmond. The station was designed by David Volkert and Associates, and was built in 1975 as a replacement for Main Street Station in downtown Richmond, which had been heavily damaged by flooding from Hurricane Agnes.[2] The station has an indoor waiting room with restrooms, a snack bar, and a teller window.

Richmond Staples Mill Road station platform entrance

Nearby modes of transportation

There are pedestrian sidewalks along Staples Mill Road, but the area surrounding the train station is a suburban sprawl area built in the 1970s. A designated line-up area for taxicabs is onsite next to the train station parking lot. GRTC bus service is available (via the Henrico County Government Center Shuttle 18). There are a few rental car agencies within a couple of miles of the station. The payment for parking is through a set of self-service ticketing kiosks. Parking at the station is less than $10/day. The parking lot gets very crowded near train arrival and departure times.

Train service

As of 2017, the station is served by the following trains, all of which continue north to Washington Union Station and New York Pennsylvania Station (some continuing as far north as Boston's South Station):[3]

Future transportation plans in Richmond

Henrico County has been pursuing the development of a new multi-mode transportation center, served by both rail and bus lines; under this proposal, Staples Mill Road Station would be the site of the new station and would receive significant improvements to the building.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "RICHMOND - STAPLES MILL ROAD STATION, VA (RVR)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Service" (PDF). Amtrak.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.

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