Richmond

"The Palmetto skips the next stop on the line of Fredericksburg (served by Silver Meteor & Carolinian trains) alighting at Richmond Staples Mill Road Station. Staples Mill station is one of two in the greater Richmond area, but by far the busiest due to its location on the main line. Unfortunately, similar to the Buffalo-Exchange Street/Buffalo-Depew situation (covered in Part 2), the tracks split off and bypasses the downtown. Therefore Staples Mill is about 8-9 miles north of downtown. Fortunately, there is local bus service that connects the two stations or you can always use a ride share app. Richmond’s other station - Main Street Station - is located pretty much directly downtown, however, it is off the main line on a “spur line,” which Northeast Regional trains traverse to serve Williamsburg and Newport News. As previously mentioned, Staples Mill Road Station, is located a fair distance from downtown in a suburb, so if exiting the train there, make sure you have a way of getting downtown. And if you have a chance, be sure to check out Main Street Station as it is a very historic and beautiful train station."