Thurmond station
Thurmond, WV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 unused) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes, extremely limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: THN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905, 1977 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 382[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thurmond Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Thurmond Historic District (ID84003520) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 1984[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thurmond station is a
New River
.
Ridership
It is one of Amtrak's least-busy stations, it was the second least-busy for
History
The long, narrow two-story slate-roofed wooden structure, built in 1905 by the
Thurmond Historic District.[7]
In 2023, a new small accessible platform was constructed to accommodate passengers with reduced mobility.
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Amtrak System Timetable: Spring 2005 - Summer 2005". April 25, 2005. p. 80. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Great American Stations: Thurmond, WV (THN)". Amtrak. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Great American Stations: Sanderson, TX (SND)". Amtrak. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ISBN 0-19-516548-9.
- ^ Harper, R. Eugene (September 15, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Thurmond Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
External links
Media related to Thurmond (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Thurmond, WV – Amtrak
- Thurmond, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Thurmond Amtrak Station & Museum (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Thurmond Depot - The Museum (WVRailroads.com)
- Thurmond Depot Visitor Center - U.S. National Park Service, New River Gorge National River, official site
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-42-A, "Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Depot, Northeast end of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV", 30 photos, 6 color transparencies, 4 measured drawings, 79 data pages, 3 photo caption pages