Prince station
Prince, WV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastbound Cardinal stopped at Prince station in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5034 Stanaford Road (WV 41) Prince, West Virginia United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°51′24″N 81°03′38″W / 37.85667°N 81.06056°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Fayette County Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | CSX New River Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Art Moderne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: PRC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1915 1945–May 4, 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2025 | 1,645 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prince station is an active intercity railroad station in the Prince section of unincorporated Fayette County, West Virginia. Located on State Route 41 (Stanaford Road) in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Prince station serves trains of Amtrak's Cardinal, a service between Chicago Union Station and New York Penn Station three days a week. It also serves as the station closest to Beckley, West Virginia, which is connected via State Route 41. The station sits along the CSX New River Subdivision, which has two tracks through the area. Prince station consists of a single low-level side platform with a canopy roof. A wheelchair lift is present for those with disabilities. It also has an Art Moderne depot built in 1945–1946 alongside the platform built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.