South Portsmouth–South Shore station

South Portsmouth–South Shore station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in South Shore, Kentucky. It primarily serves the city of Portsmouth, Ohio, located across the Ohio River.

S. Shore/S. Portsmouth, KY
The Cardinal at South Portsmouth–South Shore in July 2023
General information
LocationMain Street and U.S. Route 23
South Shore, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates38.7212°N 82.9637°W / 38.7212; -82.9637
Owned byAmtrak (shelter)
CSX Transportation (parking lot & platform)
Line(s)CSX Cincinnati Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SPM
History
OpenedJune 15, 1976
Rebuilt2023
Passengers
FY 2022732[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Maysville
toward Chicago
 Cardinal Ashland
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cincinnati (River Road)
Maysville after June 1977
toward Chicago
 James Whitcomb Riley
1976–1977
 Tri-State
toward Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati (River Road)
toward Chicago
 Mountaineer
1976–1977
 Tri-State
toward Norfolk
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Vanceburg
toward Cincinnati
 Main Line Limeville
toward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort


History
The original station shelter in 2017.

In pre-Amtrak years several C&O trains served a different station in Portsmouth: 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] Norfolk & Western trains called at another station in Portsmouth: Pocahantas (Cincinnati and Columbus – Norfolk) and Powhatan Arrow (Cincinnati – Norfolk).[3]

The station was opened as a flag stop for the James Whitcomb Riley and Mountaineer on June 15, 1976.[4][5]: 53  Service to the stop was suspended on April 29, 1979, but resumed on April 27, 1980.[5]: 53  In January 2011, the station was made accessible (with a wheelchair lift) using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. The original shelter, built when the station opened in 1976, was replaced by a brick structure in early 2023. In addition to the new station building, improvements include new lighting and fencing as well as a new concrete platform with tactile edging. [6]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Chesapeake & Ohio, Tables 1, 2". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 93 (9). January 1961.
  3. "Norfolk and Western, Tables 1, 5". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 93 (9). January 1961.
  4. "Amtrack Service Called Successful". Portsmouth Daily Times. April 30, 1977. p. 3B. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com. [sic]
  5. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
  6. "South Portsmouth – South Shore, KY (SPM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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