Huntington station (Amtrak)

Not to be confused with Huntingdon station (Amtrak).

Huntington station is an Amtrak station in Huntington, West Virginia. Located at 1050 8th Avenue, the station consists of a platform on the south side of the east-west tracks, a small parking lot, and a small building in between. The station contains a waiting room and space for a ticket office, though Amtrak pulled the station agent in the 21st century. Huntington is served by the Cardinal route.

Huntington, WV
Huntington station in November 2010
General information
Location	1050 8th Avenue Huntington, West Virginia United States
Coordinates	38.4159°N 82.4397°W / 38.4159; -82.4397
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Line(s)	CSX Kanawha Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Tri-State Transit Authority
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: HUN
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	1983
Passengers
FY 2024	4,155[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Ashland toward Chicago Cardinal Charleston toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Tri-State (Ashland until 1975) toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley 1974–1977 Charleston toward Washington, D.C. Ashland toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1972–1974 Charleston toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Ashland toward Cincinnati James Whitcomb Riley 1971–1972 Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station West Huntington toward Cincinnati Main Line Guyandot toward Washington, D.C. or Phoebus
Location

History

The Amtrak station replaced a Chesapeake and Ohio station on 7th Avenue, which is still used by CSX. The C&O station hosted daily trains headed northwest, west and east: Fast Flying Virginian (west to Cincinnati, and sections east to Washington, D.C., and Newport News), George Washington (sections west to Cincinnati and Louisville, and sections east to Washington, D.C., and Newport News) and the Sportsman (northwest to Detroit, and sections east to Washington, D.C., and Newport News).^[2]

The one story Amtrak building was constructed to a standard design that Amtrak developed in the 1970s and used at locations throughout the country for the next two decades. Typical features included at Huntington are concrete block walls, floor to ceiling windows and a black, cantilevered roof.^[3]

See also

• Transportation in Huntington, West Virginia