Staunton station is an Amtrak train station in

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, located in the downtow
Wharf Area Historic District
of the city. It is served by Amtrak's ''

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'', which runs between

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and Chicago. The station has restrooms and benches, but no ticket office. With limited intercity bus service in Staunton,
Virginia Breeze
stop two miles distant, the station serves a large area of the

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for rail service. Next to the station are restaurants and art studios, as well as other points of interest. For pedestrians, the historic Sears Hill Bridge and paved trail lead to the Sears Hill neighborhood and the Sears House in Woodrow Wilson Park. The 1905 steel truss bridge was restored 2010-2016, by community fundraising and the city. Next to the station is a Chessie System caboose. The site of the station has been a railroad depot since 1854: The third and existing station building was designed by Staunton architect Thomas Jasper Collins and built by the

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in 1902. The current station facility is the former telegraph tower from when the Staunton station functioned as a full passenger and freight railroad depot. While the platform still functions as the railroad platform for loading and unloading passengers, the former station passenger and freight buildings are now occupied by a

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for events, replacing a restaurant.

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Brite Downtown TrolleyVirginia Breeze intercity bus

, '' The News Leader''. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. {{Amtrak Virginia stations Buildings and structures in Staunton, Virginia Amtrak stations in Virginia Stations along Chesapeake and Ohio Railway lines

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