Station Data:

Address

1 C&O Plaza at Railroad Ave.
Alderson, WV 24910

Location

37.72 N, 80.64 W

Elevation

473m / 1,550ft

Population

1,091

Staff

Unstaffed, Flag Stop Station

Building

Wood, Built in 1896

Ridership

550 (FY2008)

Amtrak Train:

CARDINAL

[ New York, NY - Cincinnati, OH - Indianapolis, IN - Chicago, IL ]

On December 4, 2001, Alderson Station was eliminated from Amtrak Timetables.  The flag station, Alderson, was located between Hinton and White Sulphur Springs on the route of Cardinal (Chicago - Cincinnati - Washington, DC).  When I visited the station on Aug. 30, 2001, paint job had just finished.  Although Cardinals (train #50 and #51) are still operated, the trains don't stop at the new orange-painted station.  I hope the trains will stop there again.

Note 1:
Alderson came back to Fall 2002 / Winter 2003 Amtrak Timetable.  Although the departure time isn't listed yet, it will resume operation soon.

Note 2:
Alderson is still listed on Fall 2003 / Winter 2004 Amtrak Timetable.  However, Cardinals don't stop at this station yet.  I don't know why.  Does anybody have information about Alderson Station's future?

Note 3:
Cardinal began stopping at Alderson in Fall 2004.  It took very long time, but the station came back to normal.  Alderson is still a Flag Stop Station.

Station Building
8 / 30 / 2001

Station Building
8 / 30 / 2001

Looking toward West (Chicago)
8 / 30 / 2001

Looking toward East (New York)
8 / 30 / 2001