The Charlotesville Amtrak Station, located in Charlottesville, VA, is served by the Cardinal and Crescent passenger trains. The street address is 810 West Main Street, along Business US 250, between the University of Virginia and downtown Charlottesville. Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the state of Virginia. ... The Cardinal is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. ... The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. ... The University of Virginia (also referred to as UVa and often called simply Virginia for short) is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. ...

The original Union Station was built in 1885 to jointly serve the Charlottesville & Rapadian Railroad, the Virginia Midland Railroad, and the Great Southern Railroad. Major renovations in 1915 included the construction of a baggage handling facility, which serves at the Amtrak ticketing office and waiting area since 1999. The main facility has been privately developed for commercial use. Plans coincident with the redevelopment to create a transportation hub at Union Station have not been brought to fruition as of mid-2005, as other plans for such a hub remain under consideration. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...