High Point (Amtrak station)

High Point
Station statistics
Address 100 West High Avenue
High Point, NC
Lines
  Crescent
  Carolinian and Piedmont
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach (to Winston-Salem)
Hi tran(Broad Avenue Terminal)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Parking Yes; paid
Bicycle facilities Yes
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1907
Rebuilt 2002-2003
Accessible
Code HPT
Owned by City of High Point
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 30,972[1]  23%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Crescent
toward Charlotte
 Carolinian
Piedmont
toward Raleigh

The High Point Amtrak Station, located in High Point, North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent, Carolinian and Piedmont. The street address is 100 West High Avenue, and is located in the heart of historic downtown High Point. High Point Station was originally built in 1907 by the Southern Railway and restored by the city between 2002 and 2003.[2] The station also provides Thruway Motorcoach service to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, High Point was the ninth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 85 passengers daily.[1]

Routes

References

  1. ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NORTHCAROLINA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ High Point Station History (NCDOT Rail)

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