Petersburg station

Petersburg station (also known as Ettrick station) is an Amtrak railroad station located at 3516 South Street in Ettrick, Virginia just outside the city of Petersburg. However, like most of Ettrick, it has a Petersburg address. The station was built in 1955 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and services nearby Virginia State University and its home field, Rogers Stadium, both a short walk from the station.

Petersburg, VA
Petersburg station building
General information
Location3516 South Street
Ettrick, Virginia
United States
Coordinates37.2419°N 77.4287°W / 37.2419; -77.4287
Owned byCSX Transportation
Operated byAmtrak
Platforms1 island and 1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PTB
History
OpenedMay 16, 1955[1]
Passengers
FY 202233,311[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Rocky Mount
toward Charlotte
 Carolinian Richmond Staples Mill Road
toward New York
Rocky Mount
toward Savannah
 Palmetto
Rocky Mount
toward Miami
 Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Norfolk
Terminus
 Northeast Regional Richmond Staples Mill Road
toward Boston South or Springfield
     Auto Train does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Carson
toward Tampa
 Main Line Chester
toward Richmond

History

In the 1970s Amtrak also served Union Station in Petersburg until Mountaineer service east–west across Virginia ended in 1977.

In the 2010s a replacement station was proposed in Colonial Heights to serve the Tri-Cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell.[3] Those plans were shelved as of July 2019, when the Commonwealth Transportation Board reported that $5.7 million had been secured for modernizing the station including replacement of the passenger platform and connecting ramps, as well as improving the parking lot, access road, and signs on Interstate 95.[4]

In 2019 bus service began to the multi-modal station in downtown Petersburg, with a park-and-ride lot under construction.[5][6]

An additional daily Northeast Regional round trip was added on July 11, 2022, increasing Norfolk service through Petersburg to three weekday round trips and two weekend round trips.[7][8]

Proposed future

Petersburg's role as a passenger rail transfer station would grow under the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor project, which includes high-speed service to both Norfolk, Virginia, and Raleigh, North Carolina.[9] A shorter route to Raleigh is in the works, with the acquisition of CSX abandoned right-of-way and underused trackage.[10]

Services

Petersburg station is served by five Amtrak routes: Northeast Regional, Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Star, and Silver Meteor.

References
  1. "ACL Passenger Service to Start at New Depot". The Progress-Index. Petersburg, Virginia. May 13, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. Buettner, Michael (17 May 2017). "Feds propose moving Amtrak station out of Ettrick". The Progress-Index. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. Atkinson, Bill (6 July 2019). "Ettrick's Amtrak future appears back on track". Virginian-Pilot. The (Petersburg) Progress-Index. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. "Petersburg expands bus service to train station".
  6. "Petersburg, VA".
  7. Lazo, Luz (9 July 2022). "Virginia expands train service with two new Amtrak round trips". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. "Amtrak Increases Daily Service to Norfolk" (Press release). Amtrak. June 21, 2022.
  9. https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15274/SEHSR-R2R-Signed_FEIS.pdf
  10. "NCDOT to buy CSX rail line between Raleigh and Ridgeway | Raleigh News & Observer". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19.

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