Martinsburg station is a railway station in Martinsburg, West Virginia,

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, served by

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Brunswick Line

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service and

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service. The station has one

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serving a siding track of the

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, with a footbridge crossing the siding and the two main tracks to provide access to the preserved

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complex.

History

Martinsburg station is a restored 1848-1876 railroad hotel and its sympathetic modern train station addition at 229 East Martin Street in Martinsburg. It is also a contributing property to the Baltimore and Ohio and Related Industries Historic District. The building is among the oldest surviving railroad stations in the United States. The station has seen many historic events. In 1862, the hotel witnessed the destruction of the B&O Roundhouses and shops by General

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, and the following year General

Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...

's army retreated through Martinsburg two blocks west following the

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. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the first national labor strike, began here. The station is also the portal to the state's first Civil War Trail.

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the

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References

External links

Martinsburg Amtrak-MARC Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
* {{MARC Train 1848 establishments in Virginia Amtrak stations in West Virginia 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