Greensboro (Amtrak station)
Greensboro | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
236 East Washington Street Greensboro, NC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°04′10″N 79°47′14″W / 36.0695°N 79.7871°WCoordinates: 36°04′10″N 79°47′14″W / 36.0695°N 79.7871°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Greensboro | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
GTA, PART Greyhound | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GRO | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) |
139,869[1]  3.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 a replacement for an 1899 Southern Railway Depot that still exists today, albeit without the gabled-third story and cupola it had in the past. The 1927 depot 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 T. 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]
Routes
- Crescent
- Carolinian and Piedmont
Gallery
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Carolinian train 80 at Greensboro
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Amtrak train arriving in Greensboro
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View of the restored platforms
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Inside of restored station
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Greensborough Southern Railway Depot (NCDOT Rails)
- ↑ (Preservation Greensboro)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greensboro (Amtrak station). |
- Amtrak – Stations – Greensboro, NC
- Greensboro Amtrak Station & Former Greensboro Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Greensboro Railroad Stations (North Carolina Railroad Stations)
- Greensboro, NC (GRO) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)