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Front entrance to Rocky Mount Station. |
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Address | 101 Hammond Street Rocky Mount, NC |
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Connections | Greyhound and Trailways Buses Tar River Transit |
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Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baggage check | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1911-12, 1916, 1997-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Code | RMT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Rocky Mount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2010) | 52,959[1] 9.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Rocky Mount Amtrak Station, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is served by four passenger trains, the Carolinian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star and Palmetto. The station is located just south of downtown Rocky Mount, and the street address is 101 Hammond Street. It was named for Helen P. Gay, a 90-year-old former member of the Rocky Mount City Council who was instrumental in the station's most recent restoration project.[2]
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Rocky Mount was the fifth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 150 passengers daily.[1]
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Rocky Mount Station was originally built in 1893 by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. After the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought the W&WR, they rebuilt the station between 1911 and 1912, and again in 1916. During the 1960s ACL built a modern structure within the station to store switches and signal equipment before the railroad was merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Between 1997 and 2000 the station was restored to its early 20th Century design features, with additional ADA-compliant platforms and other amenities.[3] The former REA Express freight house is now the home of the Rocky Mount Bus Depot, which serves Greyhound, Trailways, and Tar River Transit buses, and is the home of "The All-Aboard Restaurant."