Martinsburg station
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Martinsburg station is a railway station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States, served by MARC Brunswick Line commuter rail service and Amtrak Template:Lnl intercity rail service. The station has one side platform serving a siding track of the CSX Cumberland Subdivision, with a footbridge crossing the siding and the two main tracks to provide access to the preserved Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops complex.
History
Martinsburg station consists of a restored 1848-1876 railroad hotel and its sympathetic modern train station addition. It is a contributing property to the Baltimore and Ohio and Related Industries Historic District.[1] The building is among the oldest surviving railroad stations in the United States.[2] The adjacent roundhouses and shops were destroyed by General Stonewall Jackson's troops in 1863. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg.
Amtrak took over intercity service in May 1971; no intercity service was retained on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) mainline. The B&O continued to provide limited commuter service, with Martinsburg the western terminus for one of the three daily round trips. Amtrak restored intercity service on the B&O on September 8, 1971, with the Parkersburg–Washington Template:Lnl. It was renamed Potomac Turbo on February 7, 1972, and Potomac Special on May 14, 1972.[3]Template:Rp
The Potomac Special was replaced with the Cumberland–Washington Template:Lnl on May 7, 1973. The Cincinnati–Washington Template:Lnl was introduced on October 31, 1976; the Blue Ridge was cut back to Martinsburg and rescheduled to act as an additional commuter train.[3]Template:Rp On October 1, 1981, the Shenandoah was replaced with the Chicago–Washington Template:Lnl.[3]Template:Rp The Blue Ridge was transferred to MARC in 1986, becoming part of the ex-B&O Brunswick Line commuter service.[4] On November 10, 2024, the Capitol Limited was merged with the Template:Lnl as the Floridian.[5]
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- 1848 establishments in Virginia
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- Brunswick Line
- Buildings and structures in Martinsburg, West Virginia
- Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia
- MARC Train stations
- Railway hotels in the United States
- Railway stations in West Virginia
- Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations
- Transportation in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Bus stations in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Martinsburg, West Virginia
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1848