Danville, VA
The station platform at Danville in October 2021
General information
Location	677 Craghead Street Danville, Virginia United States
Owned by	City of Danville
Line(s)	Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DAN
History
Opened	1899
Rebuilt	1922, 1995
Passengers
FY 2023	7,705[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Greensboro toward New Orleans Crescent Lynchburg toward New York
Former services Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Stokesland toward Birmingham Main Line Fall Creek toward Washington, D.C. Terminus Danville – Richmond Neapolis toward Richmond–Hull Street
Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
The station depot of the Southern Railway at Danville.
Location	Danville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°35′02″N 79°23′02″W / 36.58389°N 79.38389°W / 36.58389; -79.38389
Architect	Frank P. Milburn, R.B. Graham
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	95000895[2]
VLR No.	108-0058-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	1995
Designated VLR	April 28, 1995[3]
Location

Danville station, also known as Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot, is a historic train station in Danville, Virginia. It is currently served by Amtrak, the United States' national passenger rail service, and is a stop on the Crescent line.

The station was built in 1899 from plans drawn by the noted Southern Railway architect, Frank Pierce Milburn. In 1915, a track expansion required that the track be moved 133 feet to the northeast. The station was jacked up on rollers, and crews used mules and stump pullers to roll the building. It is said that the move was done so skillfully that not a single brick was cracked.

In 1922, the building was almost destroyed by fire that broke out during a raging snowstorm, which prevented firefighting teams from reaching it. Southern Railway rebuilt the building to its original specifications, except for the spire that once topped the station. With the decline of passenger use of railroads, the building fell into disuse. For years it was closed and Amtrak passengers had to walk through a tunnel and wait for trains on an open platform between the tracks.

In 1993 the station was closed to passenger service temporarily and bought by the City of Danville. In 1995, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The same year, a group of local civic leaders sought federal ISTEA funding and local contributions to renovate the station. In addition to serving Amtrak passengers, part of the station is now used as a campus of the Danville Science Center. This is the first satellite facility of the Science Museum of Virginia, coincidentally also a former train station. The station is also used for the Danville Farmer's Market.

• Danville, VA – Amtrak
• Danville, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Danville Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)

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