Farmville station

Farmville
Farmville station and the High Bridge Trail
Location	West Third Street, Farmville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°18′15.87″N 78°23′49.2″W / 37.3044083°N 78.397000°W / 37.3044083; -78.397000Coordinates: 37°18′15.87″N 78°23′49.2″W / 37.3044083°N 78.397000°W / 37.3044083; -78.397000
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	None (1 before removal)
Connections	Greyhound
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 24, 1975[1]
Closed	April 30, 1971 October 1, 1979[2]
Rebuilt	c. 1905
Services
Former services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Lynchburg - Woodall Road toward Tri-State Station Hilltopper Nottoway County toward Boston South Station Lynchburg - Woodall Road toward Chicago Mountaineer Nottoway County toward Norfolk

Farmville station was an intercity rail station located in Farmville, Virginia. It was served by Norfolk and Western Railway passenger trains until around 1971. It was later served by Amtrak's Mountaineer from 1975 to 1977, then the Hilltopper until 1979. The station building remains extant.

History

Farmville station in August 1983

The Southside Railroad was built through Farmville in 1857; stations at Farmville were served for over a century.When Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service on May 1, 1971, it chose not to continue service on the Norfolk and Western Railway's Pocahontas, thus ending service to Farmville.

Service was restored on March 24, 1975 with the introduction of the Mountaineer service between Norfolk and Chicago.^[1] The Mountaineer was replaced by the Hilltopper on June 1, 1977.^[3] The Hilltopper was discontinued on October 1, 1979, ending rail service to Farmville for the second time.^[2] The station building remains extant, although the rail line was abandoned in 2006 for construction of the High Bridge Trail State Park.

References

External links

Media related to Farmville station at Wikimedia Commons