South Portsmouth-South Shore (Amtrak station)
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South Portsmouth-South Shore (Amtrak station) is located at Main Street and US 23 in South Shore, Kentucky
. The station is just across the Ohio River
from Portsmouth, Ohio
.
The station serves Amtrak
's Cardinal, Trains 50 & 51 and is an unstaffed shelter only. There is no public phone. The tracks are owned by CSX Transportation
and were once owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
.
Of the four Kentucky stations served by Amtrak, South Portsmouth-South Shore was the fourth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 3 passengers daily.
South Shore, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,226 people, 539 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,916.9 people per square mile . There were 605 housing units at an average density of 945.9 per square mile...
. The station is just across the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
from Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
.
The station serves Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Cardinal, Trains 50 & 51 and is an unstaffed shelter only. There is no public phone. The tracks are owned by CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
and were once owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
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Of the four Kentucky stations served by Amtrak, South Portsmouth-South Shore was the fourth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 3 passengers daily.