Ashland station (Virginia)  Ashland is an Amtrak intercity train station in Ashland, Virginia, serving "Northeast Regional" trains bound for Richmond, Newport News and Norfolk as well as many points south. The station is also designated as Ashland's visitor center. The tracks are lined with a cobblestone median in the center of town, making it a popular train-watching site for railfans. The station was built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1923, replacing a station which was originally built in 1866 and rebuilt in 1890. The station was closed in 1967, but reopened in 1985. It was originally served by the "Colonial," and through numerous route changes over the years is now served by Hampton Roads-bound "Northeast Regionals." The Ashland station was racially segregated, like many railroad stations in the Southeastern U.S. built before the 1960s. It had separate waiting rooms for whites and blacks, served by a single ticket booth in the center of the building. The former black waiting room is now a museum filled with various RF&P railroad artifacts, including blueprints, model railroad trains, a bench that was once on display at the Smithsonian Museum, local newspaper and locally related magazine articles. As of 2019, the station platform is being renovated in order to comply with ADA requirements.