Prince station

Prince, WV
Eastbound Cardinal stopped at Prince station in 2009
General information
Location5034 Stanaford Road (WV 41)
Prince, West Virginia
United States
Coordinates37°51′24″N 81°03′38″W / 37.85667°N 81.06056°W / 37.85667; -81.06056
Owned byFayette County Commission
Line(s)CSX New River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleArt Moderne[1]
Other information
StatusUnstaffed[2]
Station codeAmtrak: PRC
History
Opened1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Rebuilt1946[3]
Passengers
FY 20231,507[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Thurmond
toward Chicago
Cardinal Hinton
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Thurmond
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley
1974–1977
Hinton
Charleston
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1971–1974
Hinton
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Thurmond
toward Cincinnati
Main Line Quinnimont
Wright
toward Lester
LesterPrince Terminus
Location
Map

Prince station is an Amtrak station in Prince, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. It serves as the main depot for the Beckley area because it is on the CSX (originally Chesapeake & Ohio Railway) mainline while Beckley itself is not.

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  3. ^ "Prince Played a Large Part in Beckley Area Development". The Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. May 5, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.