Alderson station

37°43′27″N 80°38′40″W / 37.72417°N 80.64444°W / 37.72417; -80.64444Line(s)CSX Alleghany SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Other informationStation codeAmtrak: ALDHistoryOpened1896, 2004Closed2001PassengersFY 2023399^[1] (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.^[2]

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.^[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 least used station in West Virginia in FY2022.

• 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