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South Portsmouth–South Shore station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in South Shore, Kentucky. It primarily serves the city of Portsmouth, Ohio, located across the Ohio River.

S. Shore/S. Portsmouth, KY
South Portsmouth–South Shore station in March 2017
General information
LocationMain Street and U.S. Route 23
South Shore, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates38.7212°N 82.9637°W / 38.7212; -82.9637
Owned byAmtrak (shelter)
CSX Transportation (parking lot & platform)
Line(s)CSX Cincinnati Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SPM
History
OpenedJune 15, 1976
Passengers
FY20191,052[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Maysville
toward Chicago
 Cardinal Ashland
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cincinnati (River Road)
Maysville after June 1977
toward Chicago
 James Whitcomb Riley
1976–1977
 Tri-State
toward Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati (River Road)
toward Chicago
 Mountaineer
1976–1977
 Tri-State
toward Norfolk
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Vanceburg
toward Cincinnati
 Main Line Limeville
toward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort

In pre-Amtrak years several C&O trains served a different station in Portsmouth: Fast Flying Virginian (west to Cincinnati, and sections east to Washington, D.C. and Newport News), George Washington (sections west to Cincinnati and Louisville, and sections east to Washington, D.C. and Newport News) and the Sportsman (northwest to Detroit, and sections east to Washington, D.C. and Newport News).[2] Norfolk & Western trains called at another station in Portsmouth: Pocahantas (Cincinnati and Columbus - Norfolk) and Powhatan Arrow (Cincinnati - Norfolk).[3]

The station was opened as a flag stop for the James Whitcomb Riley and Mountaineer on June 15, 1976.[4][5]: 53  Service to the stop was suspended on April 29, 1979, but resumed on April 27, 1980.[5]: 53  In January 2011, the station was made accessible (with a wheelchair lift) using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.[6]


References


  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. "Chesapeake & Ohio, Tables 1, 2". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 93 (9). January 1961.
  3. "Norfolk and Western, Tables 1, 5". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 93 (9). January 1961.
  4. "Amtrack Service Called Successful". Portsmouth Daily Times. April 30, 1977. p. 3B. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com. [sic]
  5. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
  6. "South Portsmouth – South Shore, KY (SPM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.


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