Richmond Staples Mill Road station

Richmond, VA Staples Mill Road
Staples Mill Road station from the parking lot
General information
Location	7519 Staples Mill Road (US 33) Henrico, Virginia United States
Coordinates	37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W / 37.6178; -77.4969
Owned by	Amtrak
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Amtrak Thruway GRTC: 18
Construction
Parking	Yes; paid
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: RVR
History
Opened	November 15, 1975[1]
Passengers
FY 2023	403,892[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Richmond–Main Street toward Newport News Northeast Regional Ashland toward Boston South or Springfield Petersburg toward Norfolk Petersburg toward Savannah Palmetto Alexandria toward New York Petersburg toward Miami Floridian Alexandria toward Chicago Silver Meteor Fredericksburg toward New York Petersburg toward Charlotte Carolinian      Auto Train does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Petersburg toward Miami Silver Star Alexandria toward New York
Location

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.