Ashland Transportation Center

Ashland Transportation Center is an intermodal transit station in Ashland, Kentucky. Jointly operated by the City of Ashland and CSX Transportation, it currently serves Amtrak's Cardinal train as well as the Ashland Bus System and Greyhound Lines buses. It is located at 99 15th Street near downtown Ashland.

Ashland, KY
Ashland Transportation Center
Location	99 15th Street, Ashland, Kentucky  United States
Coordinates	38°28′51″N 82°38′22″W
Owned by	CSX Transportation & City of Ashland[1]
Line(s)	CSX Kanawha Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Ashland Bus System, Greyhound
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	AKY
History
Opened	March 11, 1998
Closed	March 24, 1975 (Temporarily to Catlettsburg)
Passengers
2017	2,419[2]  2.59%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station South Portsmouth–South Shore toward Chicago Cardinal Huntington toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Cincinnati (River Road) toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley 1974-1975 Huntington toward Washington, D.C. James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1971-1974 Huntington toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News

History

The station is located in a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway freight house originally built in the 1890s. Railway services formerly operated out of the Chesapeake and Ohio passenger station nearby (currently a PNC Bank branch). In 1975, Amtrak abandoned the station in favor of nearby Tri-State Station in Catlettsburg. The city purchased the former freight house in 1997 using more than $500,000 in federal funds obtained through the Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act of 1991 in order to restore it as an intermodal transit station serving rail as well as buses.[1] Amtrak moved rail services to the restored facility on March 11, 1998.[3][1]

The station is jointly owned by the City of Ashland and CSX Transportation and is operated in co-operation with the city, Amtrak, Greyhound Lines and the Ashland Bus System. The station has an enclosed waiting area with restrooms and water fountains, but no Amtrak station services area available. There is a Greyhound ticket agent available at specified times. The station serves Amtrak's Cardinal, trains 50 & 51. The tracks at the station are currently owned by CSX Transportation.

References

1. "Great American Stations: Ashland, KY (AKY)". Amtrak. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "State hit by blast of cold temperatures". The Harlan Daily Enterprise. The Associated Press. 12 March 1998. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

External links

• Ashland, KY – Amtrak
• Ashland, Kentucky Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)