Prince station

Prince, WV
Eastbound Cardinal stopped at Prince station in 2009
General information
Location5034 Stanaford Road (WV 41)
Prince, West Virginia
United States
Coordinates37°51′24″N 81°03′38″W / 37.85667°N 81.06056°W / 37.85667; -81.06056
Owned byFayette County Commission
LineCSX New River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleArt Moderne
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeAmtrak: PRC
History
Opened1886 (1886)
Rebuilt1915
1945–May 4, 1946
Passengers
FY 20251,645 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Thurmond
toward Chicago
Cardinal Hinton
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Thurmond
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley
1974–1977
Hinton
Charleston
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1971–1974
Hinton
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Thurmond
toward Cincinnati
Main Line Quinnimont
toward Washington, D.C. or Phoebus
Wright
toward Lester
Piney Creek Branch Quinnimont
Terminus
Location

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.