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| Address | 236 East Washington Street Greensboro, NC |
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| Connections | GTA, PART Greyhound |
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | GRO | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Greensboro | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 105,671[1] 17% | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Greensboro Amtrak Station, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent, Carolinian and Piedmont. The street address is 236 East Washington Street, and is located in the heart of downtown Greensboro as part of the Galyon Transportation Center. Previously, the station was located at the main rail yard about two miles to the west of downtown.
Greensboro Station was originally built in 1927 as the Greensboro Southern Railway Depot. It was donated to the city in 1978, a year before the Southern Railroad finally gave up passenger service. Though efforts to return service to the old station date as far back as 1993, it wasn't reopened to the public until October 1, 2005.[2]
Designed by the New York architectural firm of Alfred Fellheimer & Steward Wagner, the 1927 Beaux-Arts facade features Ionic columns, a full entablature, and a three-story arched entry. Inside, the ticketing area features a vast mural displaying the service area of the Southern Railway system in the 1920s.[3]
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Greensboro was the third-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 290 passengers daily.
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