Alderson station is an

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station in

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, served by the ''

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''. It is located at 1 C&O Plaza, and functions as a

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. The station is a contributing property within the Alderson Historic District, which has been listed on the

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since November 12, 1993. The wood frame depot, originally built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1896, is typical of a standard station built on the C&O system between 1890 and 1914. It features board and batten walls, decorative brackets, fancy stick work on the gable ends and deep eaves. The railroad enlarged the structure in 1924. Amtrak began serving the community on April 29, 1979. Between December 4, 2001, and the second half of

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, service to the station was suspended, partially due to

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ing that changed the station from

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. It was Amtrak's third least-busy station for

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2014.

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External links

Alderson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)Photo of white station at Amtrak Photo Archive
Amtrak stations in West Virginia Buildings and structures in Monroe County, West Virginia Railway stations in West Virginia Stations along Chesapeake and Ohio Railway lines Transportation in Monroe County, West Virginia Railway stations in the United States opened in 1896 {{WestVirginia-railstation-stub