Petersburg station
Petersburg station is an Amtrak railroad station located in Ettrick, Virginia, just outside the city of Petersburg. The station, adjacent to the campus of Virginia State University, is served by five Amtrak routes: the Carolinian, Floridian, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, and Silver Meteor.Photo: CZmarlin, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Ettrick station”
- Address: VA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ettrick Elementary School and Ettrick-Matoaca Library.
Ettrick Elementary School
School
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Ettrick Elementary School is situated 1,500 feet south of Petersburg station.
Ettrick-Matoaca Library
Library
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Ettrick-Matoaca Library is situated 1 mile southwest of Petersburg station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettrick and Colonial Heights.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.
Colonial Heights
Town
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city. Pocahontas Island is situated 1½ miles east of Petersburg station.
Petersburg station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.24174° or 37° 14′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.42884° or 77° 25′ 44″ westOperator
AmtrakNetwork
AmtrakOpen location code
87946HRC+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6997925090OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q11331745
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Petersburg station” goes by many names.
- French: “gare de Petersburg”
- French: “Petersburg”
- Japanese: “ピーターズバーグ駅”
- Urdu: “پیٹرز برگ اسٹیشن”
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