Farmville station

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.

Farmville, VA
Farmville station and the High Bridge Trail
LocationWest Third Street, Farmville, Virginia
Coordinates37°18′15.87″N 78°23′49.2″W
Platforms1 side platform
TracksNone (1 before removal)
Connections Greyhound
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 24, 1975[1]
ClosedApril 30, 1971
October 1, 1979[2]
Rebuiltc. 1905
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Lynchburg (Woodall Road)
toward Tri-State
 Hilltopper Nottoway County
toward Boston South
Lynchburg (Woodall Road)
toward Chicago
 Mountaineer Nottoway County
toward Norfolk
Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Prospect
toward Cincinnati
 Main Line Burkeville
toward Norfolk

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
  1. "Amtrak's 'Mountaineer' makes first run today". Williamson Daily News. March 24, 1975. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  2. Nagasaki, Hikki. "Farmville, Virginia". USA Rail Guide. TrainWeb.
  3. "Hilltopper Begins Service". Amtrak NEWS. 4 (11). 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 February 2015.


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