Richmond Staples Mill Road station

Richmond, VA
Staples Mill Road
Staples Mill Road station from the parking lot
General information
Location7519 Staples Mill Road (US 33)
Henrico, Virginia
United States
Coordinates37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W / 37.6178; -77.4969
Owned byAmtrak
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsAmtrak Amtrak Thruway
Local Bus GRTC: 18
Construction
ParkingYes; paid
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: RVR
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1975[1]
Passengers
FY 2023403,892[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Richmond–Main Street Northeast Regional Ashland
Petersburg
toward Norfolk
Petersburg
toward Savannah
Palmetto Alexandria
toward New York
Petersburg
toward Miami
Silver Star
Silver Meteor Fredericksburg
toward New York
Petersburg
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
     Auto Train does not stop here
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Petersburg
toward Miami
Floridian
Nov. 2024
Alexandria
toward Chicago
Location
Map

The Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak station is located in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, about 5 miles (8 km) north of downtown Richmond. The station was designed by David Volkert and Associates, and was built in 1975 as a replacement for Main Street Station in downtown Richmond, which had been heavily damaged by flooding from Hurricane Agnes.[3] At its opening, it also inherited trains that had called at Richmond's other former union station, Broad Street Station, with a bus connection to the short-lived Richmond–Ellerson Street Station. Although limited Amtrak service returned to Main Street Station in December 2003, Staples Mill Road remains the primary rail station for the Richmond area, and all Richmond trains make a stop there. Richmond Main Street Station only sees trains that terminate there or at Newport News, since the other trains bypass downtown Richmond to the west.

The station has an indoor waiting room with restrooms, a snack bar, and a ticket window. In 2023, renovations began to modernize the waiting room and restroom.

Richmond Staples Mill Road station platform entrance
  1. ^ "Amtrak to Start Use of Station Nov. 15". The Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 23, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "RICHMOND - STAPLES MILL ROAD STATION, VA (RVR)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 27 June 2010.