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Richmond Staples Mill Road station

Railway station in Virginia

Field	Value
style	Amtrak
name	Richmond, VA
Staples Mill Road
image	Richmond Staples Mill Road Station Building.JPG
image_caption	Staples Mill Road station from the parking lot
address	7519 Staples Mill Road (US 33)
borough	Henrico, Virginia
country	United States
coordinates
connections	Amtrak Thruway
GRTC: 18
platform	2 island platforms
tracks	5
parking	Yes; paid
mpassengers
opened	November 15, 1975
accessible	Yes
code
owned	Amtrak
services	{{Adjacent stations	system1=Amtrak
line1	Northeast Regional	left1=Richmond Main Street	right1=Ashland	to-left1=Newport News
line2	Northeast Regional	left2=Petersburg	right2=Ashland	to-left2=Norfolk
line3	Palmetto	left3=Petersburg	right3=Alexandria
line4	Floridian	left4=Petersburg	right4=Alexandria
line5	Silver Meteor	left5=Petersburg	right5=Fredericksburg
line6	Carolinian	left6=Petersburg	right6=Fredericksburg
line7	Auto Train	nonstop7=yes
other_services	{{Adjacent stations	system=Amtrak
line	Silver Star	left=Petersburg	right=Alexandria}}
other_services_header	Former services
other_services_collapsible	yes
mapframe	yes
mapframe-marker-color	#

Staples Mill Road GRTC: 18 | mapframe-marker-color = #

Richmond Staples Mill Road station is an Amtrak train station located in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, about 6 miles northwest of downtown Richmond. It is served by the daily , , , , and several daily trains.

History

A northbound train at the station in 1987

Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service in the United States on May 1, 1971. Ex-Seaboard Coast Line trains (, , and ) continued to use Broad Street Station in Richmond, while the Newport News section of the ex-Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (later ) continued to use Main Street Station. Amtrak abandoned Broad Street Station on November 15, 1975, with trains moving to Richmond Staples Mill Road station in suburban Henrico County.

The James Whitcomb Riley moved from Main Street to a station at Ellerson (Mechanicsville) on October 15, 1975.

A second island platform was added around 2009. The parking lot was doubled in size in 2018.

Future plans

In May 2019, the federal and state governments approved the DC to Richmond plan for expanded rail service between Washington and the Richmond area. This plan would include improvements to Staples Mill station: two accessible platforms, a pedestrian overpass or underpass, and replacement of the station building. All Richmond trains would stop at both Staples Mill and Main Street, after extensive track improvements. A new bridge would be built over the James River, and a rail yard constructed in South Richmond. The 2019 plan is coordinated with updates to the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor plan.

In October 2024, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority was awarded a $5.8 million federal grant to improve platforms and accessibility and add a platform canopy at the station.

References

{{Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains
(October 23, 1975). "Amtrak to Start Use of Station Nov. 15". The Daily Press.
"Richmond, VA - Staples Mill Road Station (RVR)". Amtrak.
"Richmond, VA - Main Street Station (RVM)". Amtrak.
(June 28, 2018). "Staples Mill Amtrak station debuts new parking expansion". WWBT-TV.
Cline, Alexandria. (June 28, 2018). "Amtrak announces completion of parking expansion at Staples Mill Road station". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(May 2019). "DC2RVA Tier II Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation". Federal Railroad Administration.
"FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program: Project Summaries". Federal Railroad Administration.

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