Surviving Virginia Railroad Stations

The information here covers surviving Virginia railroad stations. The Railroad Station Historical Society (RSHS) and my many thanks to them for such (the information here would not have been possible without their invaluable resources) provided much of the research for this page. If you would like to learn more about the Railroad Station Historical Society or are considering becoming a member please click here to visit their website.

Also, if you know of a railroad station or depot in your area that is not preserved or in danger of being demolished please take action to see if it can be saved. These buildings are beautiful works of architecture and it has been proven time and again that preserved historic railroad stations (whether still in use as a train station or not) increase the value and attractiveness of an area for both visitors and businesses (particularly if it is located in a downtown area). Not only that, but you will be saving an important piece of history!

Abingdon: Two passenger stations originally built by the Norfolk & Western Railway here still stand.

Ajax: The passenger station originally built by the F&P here still stands.

Alexandria: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad here still stand, the former used as an Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express stop.

Allisonia: The passenger station originally built by the Norfolk & Western Railway here still stands.

Altavista: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Amherst: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, derelict.

Antlers: The passenger station originally built by the Norfolk, Franklin & Danville Railway here still stands.

Appalachia: The passenger station originally built by the Interstate Railroad, Louisville & Nashville and Southern Railroad here still stands.

Appomatox: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Arrington: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Ashcake: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Ashland: The passenger station originally built by the RF&P here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Balcony Falls: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Baskerville: The passenger station originally built by the NF&D here still stands.

Bealton: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, restored, used as a museum.

Beaver Dam: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a museum.

Bedford: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Bellwood: The passenger station originally built by the SAL here still stands.

Bloxom: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands, restored, moved to Cape Charles.

Boyce: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, home of the Railway Mail Service Library.

Boykins: The passenger station originally built by the SAL here still stands, used as a museum.

Bracey: The passenger station originally built by the SAL here still stands.

Bridgewater: The passenger station originally built by the Chesapeake Western Railway here still stands.

Bristol: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, restored.

Brookneal: The passenger station originally built by the Virginian here still stands, used as a business.

Buckner: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Buena Vista: The freight station originally built by the N&W here still stands, owned by Norfolk Southern.

Buffalo Junction: The freight station originally built by the NF&D here still stands.

Burkeville: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, used as a museum.

Byllesby: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, vacant.

Cape Henry: The passenger station originally built by the Norfolk & Southern Railway here still stands.

Capeville: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands, used as a business.

Capon Road: The passenger station originally built by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad here still stands, used as a business.

Capron: The passenger station originally built by the Norfolk, Franklin & Danville Railway here still stands, used as a business.

Carson: The passenger station originally built by the ACL here still stands.

Centralia: The passenger station originally built by the ACL here still stands, used as a business.

Charlotte: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a business. Also, the Southern's former freight and passenger depots here still stand, the former used as an Amtrak stop.

Chatham: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, derelict.

Christianburg: The passenger stations originally built by the Norfolk & Western Railway and Virginia & Tennessee Railroad here still stand, the latter restored. Also, an N&W freight depot here still stands.

Claremont: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Clarksville Junction: The passenger station originally built by the NF&D here still stands, moved to Roxboro, North Carolina, used as a business.

Clifton Forge: The freight station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Cluster Springs: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Cobham: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Coeburn: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Cohasset: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, vacant.

Columbia: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Concord: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Covington: Two passenger stations originally built by the C&O here still stand, both vacant. Also, the C&O's freight depot here remains, used as a business.

Culpepper: The passenger stations originally built by the C&O and Southern here still stand, the former used as an Amtrak stop.

Dante: The passenger station originally built by the Clinchfield here still stands.

Danville: The passenger and two freight stations originally built by the Southern here still stand, the former used as an Amtrak stop.

Dillwyn: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by the Buckingham Branch Railroad.

Doswell: The passenger station originally built by the C&O and RF&P here still stands.

Drewryville: The passenger station originally built by the NF&D here still stands.

Drivers: The passenger station originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line here still stands.

Duffield: The passenger station originally built by the Southern Railway here still stands, moved to Hilton.

Dungannon: The passenger station originally built by the Clinchfield Railroad here still stands.

Eagle Rock: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Edinburg: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Ellett: The freight station originally built by the Virginian Railway here still stands, moved to Roanoke, part of the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Emory: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Emporia: The freight station originally built by the ACL here still stands.

Evington: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Ewell: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Fairfax Station: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, home of the Fairfax Station Museum.

Farmview: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Forest Falls: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, restored.

Fort Defiance: The passenger station originally built by the B&O here still stands, vacant.

Fort Mitchell: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Franklin: The passenger stations originally built by the NF&D and SAL here still stand.

Franklin City: The freight station originally built by the PRR here still stands.

Fredericksburg: The passenger stations originally built by the RF&P and Virginia Central Railroad here still stand, the former used as an Amtrak stop.

Fremont: The passenger station originally built by the Clinchfield here still stands.

Front Royal: The passenger stations originally built by the N&W and Southern here still stand.

Galax: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Gladstone: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, vacant.

Gordonsville: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a museum.

Goshen: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Green Cove: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, restored.

Grizzard: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, used as a business.

Grundy: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Hallsboro: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Hamilton: The passenger station originally built by the W&OD here still stands.

Hanover: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Harrisonburg: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the CW here still stand.

Herndon: The passenger station originally built by the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad here still stands.

Hewlett: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Holland: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, used as a business.

Homeville: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, used as a business.

Hopeton: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands, home of the Eastern Shore Railroad Museum, moved to Parksley.

Hot Springs: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a business.

Jenkins Ford: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Keswick: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Kiptopeke: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands.

La Crosse: The passenger station originally built by the SAL here still stands.

Lee Hall: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the C&O here still stand.

Leesburg: The freight station originally built by the W&OD here still stands.

Keysville: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Lennig: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Lexington: The passenger station originally built by the B&O here still stands.

Lindsay: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Louisa: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Lowry: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Lumberton: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Lury: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Lynchburg: The passenger stations originally built by the N&W and Southern here still stands, the latter used as an Amtrak stop. Also, two N&W freight depots here remain.

Lyndhurst: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Machipongo: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands.

Magruder: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Manassas: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Marion: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

McKenney: The passenger station originally built by the SAL here still stands.

Meadowview: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Mineral: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Monroe: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Montpelier: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Nelson: The passenger station originally built by the NF&D here still stands.

New Church: Two passenger stations originally built by the PRR here still stand.

Noel: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Norfolk: The passenger station originally built by the ACL here still stands.

Norge: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, derelict.

North Anna: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Oak Ridge: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Orange: The passenger stations originally built by the Southern and Virginia Central here still stand.

Oyster Point: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Paeonian Springs: The passenger station originally built by the W&OD here still stands, restored.

Paint Black: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Pamplin: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Parksley: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands.

Petersburg: The passenger stations originally built by the ACL (two, one used as an Amtrak stop), N&W (two) and SAL (two, both used as businesses) here still stand.

Piney River: The passenger station originally built by the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway here still stands, restored.

Pleasant Valley: The passenger station originally built by the B&O here still stands, vacant.

Portsmouth: The passenger station originally built by the SAL here still stands, used as a business.

Providence Forge: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Pulaski: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a museum.

Purcellville: The passenger station originally built by the W&OD here still stands, used as a visitors center.

Quantico: The passenger station originally built by the RF&P here still stands, restored.

Quicksburg: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Rapidan: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the Southern here still stand.

Richmond: The passenger stations originally built by the C&O/SAL, RF&P and Southern here still stand (all are in use). Also, the SAL's freight depot here still stands.

Ridgeway: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Ringgold: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, restored.

Roanoke: The passenger stations originally built by the N&W and Virginian here still stand, the former home of the O. Winston Link Museum, the latter being restored. Also, the N&W's freight depot here still stands, part of the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Round Hill: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the W&OD here still stand.

Rural Retreat: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Salem: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Sandy Level: The passenger station originally built by the F&P here still stands.

Scottsville: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Sebrell: The passenger station originally built by the Virginian here still stands, moved near Courtland.

Seven Mile Ford: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands, used as a business.

Shadwell: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a business.

Shenandoah: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

South Boston: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the N&W here still stand.

South Hill: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, used as a msueum.

Spout Spring: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Stapleton: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, moved to Lynchburg, home of the Station House Museum.

Staunton: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the C&O here still stand, used as businesses. Also, the freight depot built by the Chesapeake Western Railway here remains.

Stokesville: The passenger station originally built by the CW here still stands.

Strasburg: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, home of the Strasburg Museum.

Suffolk: The passenger station originally built by the Seaboard Air Line here still stands, home of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society. Also, the ACL's freight depot here remains, used as a business.

Sunset Hills: The passenger station originally built by the W&OD here still stands.

Sweet Briar Station: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands, restored.

The Plains: Two passenger stations originally built by the Southern here still stand.

Thorncliff: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Thoroughfare: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Timber Ridge: The passenger station originally built by the B&O here still stands.

Townsend: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands, used as a business.

Trevilians: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Union Hall: The passenger station originally built by the Franklin & Pittsylvania Railroad here still stands, used as a business.

Unionville: The passenger station originally built by the Virginia Central here still stands.

Vienna: The passenger station originally built by the W&OD here still stands.

Virgilina: The passenger station originally built by the Southern here still stands.

West Norfolk: The passenger station originally built by the NF&D here still stands.

West View: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Westham: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as the Richmond Visitors Center.

Williamsburg: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Winchester: The passenger station originally built by the B&O here still stands, owned by shortline Winchester & Western. Also, the PRR's freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Windsor: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Winfall: The passenger station originally built by the N&W here still stands.

Woodford: The passenger station originally built by the RF&P here still stands.

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While all books featuring a general history of railroad stations in this country can certainly not cover them all two books which do a very good job of covering a general history of such are Train Stations: Whistle Stops, Rail Stations of North America by author Alexander Mitchell and The American Train Depot & Roundhouse from author Hans Halberstadt. While, again, both books are just a very general overview of some of the great stations that once stood in this country they are both quite good with lots of historical photographs, including that of Grand Central Terminal and the late Pennsylvania Station (it also gives a history of the thousands of small depots that existed in most communities). Mr. Halberstadt’s book particularly covers the history of railroad stations quite well, delving deeper into exactly what went on, on a daily basis in and around them. All in all if you’re interested in stations and depots, or would like to learn more about exactly how they worked you’re sure to enjoy either book, or both. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing these books please visit The Railroad Diamond by clicking the tab in the menu to your left marked "TRD Store".