How to Park at the Richmond, VA, Amtrak Passengers Train Station
The primary Amtrak station in Richmond, Va., is the Main Street Station on East Main Street. The station is located right off of Interstate 95, the main thoroughfare running the length of the East Coast. Parking is available in paid parking lots adjacent to the train station. The Richmond city website provides a map including I-95, the Amtrak station and available parking lots.
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Instructions
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Open the website of the City of Richmond. At the toolbar on the top of the page, brush the mouse over "Visitors," and then click on "Main Street Station."
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Open the "Parking" link on the left side of the page. A page with a map and the listed rates for parking around the Main Street Station will appear. Print the page---making sure that the map comes out clearly---in order to keep it with you on the date of your visit.
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Exit I-95 at Exit 74B on the date of your visit. Use the map and local signs to navigate to parking lots that serve the Amtrak station.
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Tips & Warnings
If the map is not clear, contact the Main Street Station at 800-872-7245 to ask for specific directions between I-95 and the parking lots. Keep in mind that downtown Richmond consists entirely of less-than-desirable neighborhoods. It might be best not to park at all and to ask someone to drop you off at the station. If you are simply there to pick someone up, leaving your car in a parking lot is probably fine. In order to get a monthly parking permit in one of these lots, contact 804-523-3328.
Prepare to pay for parking. As of October 2010, the first hour is free. After the first hour, parking will cost $1 per hour. There is a $5 daily maximum and a $60 monthly charge. The machines in the parking lots will accept either cash or credit cards. Exit 74B is in the middle of downtown Richmond, where I-95 becomes quite urban. Be careful not to miss the exit. Downtown Richmond's streets are also quite narrow---and some of them are cobblestone streets. The station is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekends. Make sure to call with questions onlu when an attendant will be available to answer the phone. Also, arrive at the station early because check-in lines often are long. Note that Amtrak trains often are delayed, so keep that in mind when scheduling a visit.
References
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