Hinton station is an Amtrak station in Hinton, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot, and is located in the Hinton Historic District. Constructed in 1892,[3] the brick building includes wood canopies supported by heavy brackets featuring a wood-fan pattern trim.
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 Hinton station in December 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 Second Avenue Hinton, West Virginia United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°40′29″N 80°53′32″W / 37.67472°N 80.89222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX New River Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: HIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 25, 1872[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 2,077[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A December 2007, fire damaged the building, but it reopened a short time later following repairs. The depot is currently[when?] undergoing a $1.5-million series of phased repairs and renovations. Work in the early phases included installation of a new slate roof, re-pointing of the brickwork and repairs to the windows and decorative woodwork. A new concrete platform with tactile edging was also installed.[4]
Due to a bend in the adjacent New River, eastbound trains actually head southwest when passing the station (and vice versa).
References
edit- ^ "The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Completed to Hinton, W. Va". The Richmond Dispatch. September 26, 1872. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Castro, James E. (2006). The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 9780738543345.
- ^ "Hinton, WV Station". Great American Stations. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Hinton (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Hinton, WV – Amtrak
- Hinton, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Hinton Amtrak Station at Train Web
- Hinton Amtrak Station Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at UrbanUp
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-43-A, "Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Hinton Depot, Along New River near Greenbriar River, Hinton, Summers County, WV", 2 measured drawings
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