Amtrak customers now have a more accessible journey with the completion of a $6.4 million project at the Charleston, W.Va., station.

At the Charleston station, customers can access a new 800 feet long concrete platform featuring new lighting, guardrails, signage, and stormwater system. The platform is located alongside the historic station building and extends underneath the Southside Bridge. The platform provides customers a more accessible and sturdier surface as well as a brighter area to board on and off the train.

Additional improvements include the creation of pathways extending from both parking lots to the station, and three accessible parking spaces for customers. Bird netting in the roadway bridge structures above the platform helps maintain a clean environment.

The station building has two new entrances, renovated waiting room and restrooms. A new fire system was installed, and heating, ventilation, and air condition system updated. Crack repairs were made to the building’s exterior walls and a new roof was provided.

This work was performed in close coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), CSX, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Department of Highways, and the city of Charleston.

-via Press Release