Alderson station

Alderson, WV
Trackside view of the depot.
General information
Location	1 C&O Plaza Alderson, West Virginia United States
Coordinates	37°43′27″N 80°38′40″W
Line(s)	CSX Alleghany Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ALD
History
Opened	1896, 2004
Closed	2001
Passengers
FY 2023	399 (Amtrak)
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 Old Point Comfort
Location

Alderson station 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.

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

The wood frame depot, originally built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 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.

Amtrak began serving the community on April 29, 1979. 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 least used station in West Virginia in FY2022.

External links

• Alderson, WV – Amtrak
• Alderson, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Alderson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Photo of white station at Amtrak Photo Archive