Alderson station

Alderson is an Amtrak station in Alderson, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. It is located at 1 C&O Plaza, and functions as a request stop. The station is a contributing property within the Alderson Historic District, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 12, 1993.[2]

A view of Alderson, WV depot and a portion of the tracks from the crossing to the historic 1914 Memorial Bridge.

Alderson, WV
Trackside view of the depot.
Location	1 C&O Plaza, Alderson, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°43′27″N 80°38′40″W
Line(s)	CSX Alleghany Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	ALD
History
Opened	1896, 2004
Closed	2001
Passengers
2017	449[1]  0%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hinton toward Chicago Cardinal White Sulphur Springs toward New York
Former services Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Hinton toward Cincinnati Main Line Ronceverte toward Washington, D.C or Newport News

The wood frame depot, originally built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1896, is typical of a standard station built on the C&O system between 1890 and 1914. It features board and batten walls, decorative brackets, fancy stick work on the gable ends and deep eaves. The railroad enlarged the structure in 1924.[3]

Amtrak began serving the community on April 29, 1979.[4] Between December 4, 2001 and the second half of 2004, service to the station was suspended, partially due to painting that changed the station from white to orange. It was Amtrak's third least-busy station for fiscal year 2014.