Richmond Staples Mill Road station

Richmond Staples Mill Road Station
Staples Mill Road Station from the parking lot
Location	7519 Staples Mill Road Dumbarton(Richmond), VA 23228
Coordinates	37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°WCoordinates: 37°37′04″N 77°29′49″W / 37.6178°N 77.4969°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Carolinian   Silver Meteor   Silver Star   Palmetto   Northeast Regional   Broad & Main Street Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach GRTC: 18, 26X, 27X
Construction
Parking	Yes; paid
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	RVR
History
Opened	1975
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	358,615 annually[1]  3.75% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Petersburg toward Charlotte Carolinian Fredericksburg toward New York City Petersburg toward Savannah Palmetto Alexandria toward New York City Petersburg toward Miami Silver Meteor Silver Star Richmond, VA toward Newport News Northeast Regional Ashland, VA toward Boston South Station or Springfield Petersburg toward Norfolk   Future service   Preceding station   GRTC BRT   Following station Willow Lawn Terminus Broad & Main Street Line Hamilton toward Rocketts Landing

The Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak station lies in Dumbarton, Virginia, an unincorporated suburb of Richmond. It is located in Henrico County, 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.^[2] The station has an indoor waiting room with restrooms, a snack bar, and a teller window.

Richmond Staples Mill Road station Platform Entrance

Nearby modes of transportation

There are pedestrian sidewalks along Staples Mill Road, but the area surrounding the train station is a suburban sprawl area built in the 1970s. A designated line-up area for taxicabs is onsite next to the train station parking lot. GRTC bus service is available (via the #18 Henrico Shuttle map and the #27 Glenside Express map. There are a few rental car agencies within a mile of the station. The parking lot is only accessible from a single driveway, and payment for parking is through a set of self-service ticketing kiosks. Parking at the station is less than $10/day. The parking lot gets very crowded near train arrival and departure times. Plans have been in the works to expand it since at least 2014, but have not been carried out as of the beginning of 2016 .

Train service

The station is served by two services that continue south to Miami, Florida (Silver Star and Silver Meteor), one service southeast to Newport News, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia (Northeast Regional), one service southwest to Charlotte, North Carolina (Carolinian), and one service south to Savannah, Georgia (Palmetto).

Future transportation plans in Richmond

Henrico County has been pursuing the development of a new multi-mode transportation center, served by both rail and bus lines; under this proposal, Staples Mill Road Station would be the site of the new station and would receive significant improvements to the building.^[2]In addition it is proposed to be converted into one of Richmond area's bus station site of the GRTC Bus Rapid Transit route.^[3]

See also

• Broad Street Station (Richmond)

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. "RICHMOND - STAPLES MILL ROAD STATION, VA (RVR)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 27 June 2010.
3. GRTC BRT Study Map

External links

Media related to Richmond Staples Mill Road station at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Richmond Staples Mill Road
• Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Richmond - Staples Mill Road (RVR) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)