Duffields station

Duffields
A rural railway station with a low-level platform and an open wooden shelter
Duffields station in August 2022
General information
Location5057 Flowing Springs Road
Duffields, West Virginia
Coordinates39°21′44″N 77°49′41″W / 39.3621°N 77.8281°W / 39.3621; -77.8281
LineCSX Cumberland Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Bus routesBus transport Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority: MARC-H
Construction
Parking295 spaces
AccessibleNo
History
Opened1842
Rebuilt1883–1884, 1986
Passengers
November 202262 daily
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Martinsburg
Terminus
Brunswick Line Harpers Ferry
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinsburg Shenandoah
1979–1981
Harpers Ferry
One-way operation
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Martinsburg
toward Chicago
Main Line Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah Junction Main Line Engle
Duffields Depot
Location45 Melvin Road
Duffields, West Virginia
Coordinates39°21′46″N 77°49′32″W / 39.3627°N 77.8256°W / 39.3627; -77.8256
Builtc. 1839–1843
NRHP reference No.07000780
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 2007
Location

Duffields station is a MARC train station in Duffields, West Virginia, served by the Brunswick Line. The station has two side platforms flanking the Cumberland Subdivision, though only one is normally used. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) began passenger and freight service at Duffields in 1842. The original privately owned station building, which had wood and stone halves, was constructed between 1839 and 1843. The depot and its environs were a significant focus of activity during the American Civil War, culminating in the "Greenback Raid" of 1864.

A B&O-owned station replaced the first station building in 1883–1884; that later building was demolished around 1942. Duffields was briefly served by the Amtrak Shenandoah from 1979 to 1981. B&O local service became part of MARC in 1984; a new shelter was constructed in 1986. The original station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Duffields Depot. The wooden section collapsed in 2018, while the stone section has been partially renovated.