Richmond Main Street Station

Richmond, VA – Main Street
Richmond Main Street Station in 2008
General information
Location	1500 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia United States
Coordinates	37°32′05″N 77°25′45″W / 37.53472°N 77.42917°W / 37.53472; -77.42917
Owned by	City of Richmond
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2 (8 historically, 4 on each side)
Connections	GRTC: Pulse, 14, 95x Megabus RamRide: Sanger Hill Express
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Wilson, Harris, & Richards
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: RVM
IATA code	ZRD
History
Opened	1901
Passengers
FY 2023	121,315[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Williamsburg toward Newport News Northeast Regional Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Boston South or Springfield Preceding station GRTC Pulse Following station VCU Medical Center toward Willow Lawn GRTC Pulse Shockoe Bottom toward Rocketts Landing
Former services Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Chickahominy toward Cincinnati Main Line Fort Lee toward Old Point Comfort Korah toward Clifton Forge Clifton Forge – Richmond via Lynchburg Terminus Preceding station Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Following station Terminus Main Line Acca toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Chester toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Terminus Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Richmond–Hull Street toward Danville Danville – Richmond Until 1920s Terminus Terminus Richmond – West Point Until 1920s Fair Oaks toward West Point
Proposed services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Petersburg toward Norfolk Northeast Regional Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Boston South or Springfield Petersburg toward Miami Silver Star Richmond Staples Mill Road toward New York Silver Meteor Petersburg toward Charlotte Carolinian Petersburg toward Savannah Palmetto
Main Street Station and Trainshed
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Virginia Landmarks Register
Richmond Main Street Station in 1971
NRHP reference No.	70000867
VLR No.	127-0172
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1970[3]
Designated NHL	December 8, 1976[4]
Designated VLR	July 7, 1970[2]
Location

Richmond Main Street Station, officially the Main Street Station and Trainshed, is a historic railroad station and office building in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is served by Amtrak. It is also an intermodal station with Richmond's city transit bus services, which are performed by Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC). The station is colloquially known by residents as The Clock Tower. It was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and in 1976 was made a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Main Street Station serves as a secondary train station for Richmond providing limited Amtrak service directly to downtown Richmond. Several Amtrak trains serving the Richmond metropolitan area only stop at the area's primary rail station, Staples Mill Road which is located five miles to the north in Henrico County.

The station is served by three daily Northeast Regional trains, two of which originate or terminate at Newport News. The other train originates/terminates at Richmond Main Street Station. Northbound trains provide direct service to Union Station in Washington, Pennsylvania Station in New York, and South Station in Boston, among other stops.^[5] Since 2018, the station has also been a stop along the GRTC Pulse bus rapid transit line.