Petersburg station (also known as Ettrick station) is an Amtrak railroad station located at 3516 South Street in Ettrick, Virginia just outside the city of Petersburg. However, like most of Ettrick, it has a Petersburg address. The station was built in 1955 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and services nearby Virginia State University and its home field, Rogers Stadium, both a short walk from the station.

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Petersburg, VA
Petersburg station building
General information
Location	3516 South Street Ettrick, Virginia United States
Coordinates	37.2419°N 77.4287°W / 37.2419; -77.4287
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Operated by	Amtrak
Platforms	1 island and 1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PTB
History
Opened	May 16, 1955[1]
Passengers
FY 2022	33,311[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Rocky Mount toward Charlotte Carolinian Richmond Staples Mill Road toward New York Rocky Mount toward Savannah Palmetto Rocky Mount toward Miami Silver Meteor Silver Star Norfolk Terminus Northeast Regional Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Boston South or Springfield      Auto Train does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Carson toward Tampa Main Line Chester toward Richmond

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In the 1970s Amtrak also served Union Station in Petersburg until Mountaineer service east–west across Virginia ended in 1977.

In the 2010s a replacement station was proposed in Colonial Heights to serve the Tri-Cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell.^[3] Those plans were shelved as of July 2019, when the Commonwealth Transportation Board reported that $5.7 million had been secured for modernizing the station including replacement of the passenger platform and connecting ramps, as well as improving the parking lot, access road, and signs on Interstate 95.^[4]

In 2019 bus service began to the multi-modal station in downtown Petersburg, with a park-and-ride lot under construction.^[5][6]

An additional daily Northeast Regional round trip was added on July 11, 2022, increasing Norfolk service through Petersburg to three weekday round trips and two weekend round trips.^[7][8]

Petersburg station is served by five Amtrak routes: Northeast Regional, Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Star, and Silver Meteor.