Bristol station (Virginia)

Bristol station
A tan brick railway station
Bristol station from the west in 2020
General information
Location101 M.L.K. Jr Boulevard, Bristol, Virginia
History
Opened1865
ClosedMay 1, 1971
Rebuilt1902
Former services
Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Terminus Bristol – Roanoke Emory
toward Roanoke
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Bluff City
toward Memphis
 Memphis – Bristol Terminus
Haskell
toward St. Charles
 Appalachia Division
Bristol Railroad Station
Coordinates36°35′44″N 82°10′47″W / 36.59556°N 82.17972°W / 36.59556; -82.17972
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1891 (1891), 1902
NRHP reference No.80004173[1]
VLR No.102-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1980
Designated VLRSeptember 16, 1980[2]

Bristol station (locally known as Union Station and Bristol Train Station) is a historic railroad station in Bristol, Virginia, USA, just north of the Tennessee state line. Built in 1902, the station was served by passenger trains until 1971. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Bristol Railroad Station in 1980.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.