Athens station (Ohio)

Athens station is a historic railroad building in Athens, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1983 as the Athens B & O Train Depot. The path of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks went past this site, before they were removed and the tracks area made a car park.

Athens, OH
Former Athens station building in 2009
History
ClosedOctober 1, 1981 (1981-10-01)[1]
RebuiltOctober 30, 1976 (Amtrak)[2][3]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Chillicothe
toward Cincinnati (River Road)
 Shenandoah Parkersburg
toward Washington, D.C.
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Grosvenor
toward St. Louis
 St. Louis Line Canaanville
toward Cumberland
Athens B & O Train Depot
LocationAthens, Ohio
Coordinates39°19′44″N 82°6′21″W
Architectural styleStick-Eastlake[4]
NRHP reference No.83001944[4]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1983[4]

This building is currently under lease to a private concern.

The station was used by Amtrak's Shenandoah, operating between 1976 and 1981.[5]

References
  1. "2 Amtrak Trains on Last Runs". The Mansfield News-Journal. October 1, 1981. p. 30. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Large Turnout for Amtrak Inaugural". The Chillicothe Gazette. November 1, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Now You Can Track Down Washington During The Day". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 9, 1976. p. 22. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
  5. "Washington-Harpers Ferry-Cumberland-Cincinnati". Amtrak. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 17, 2012.


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