Peachtree (Amtrak station)

Peachtree
Atlanta

Exterior of Peachtree Station
Location 1688 Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA
Owned by Southern Railway A&C Division
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Marta Bus; Route 110
Construction
Parking Yes; Paid; Limited
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code ATL
History
Opened 1918
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 99,005[1] Decrease 5.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent
Peachtree Southern Railway Station
Location 1688 Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Coordinates 33°47′57″N 84°23′33″W / 33.79917°N 84.39250°WCoordinates: 33°47′57″N 84°23′33″W / 33.79917°N 84.39250°W
Built 1918
Architect Hentz, Reid & Adler
Architectural style Renaissance
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 76000628[2]
Added to NRHP September 14, 1976
Peachtree Station in Atlanta, Georgia, c. 1974

Peachtree is an Amtrak station located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and is served by the Crescent passenger train. The street address is 1688 Peachtree Street, in the Brookwood section of town between Buckhead and Midtown.

Designed by architect Neel Reid, it was built in 1918 as a commuter stop on the northside of town for the Southern Railway whose main stop was Terminal Station downtown. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style of architecture, the depot features Palladian windows and classical elements such as pilasters and a molded entablature.[3] The new station was formally named Peachtree Station by Southern; informally it was widely referred to as Brookwood Station. Terminal Station closed in 1970, at which time Peachtree Station became the only passenger station in Atlanta still open. Amtrak took over the Crescent from Southern in 1979 and became the station's tenant.

Amtrak passengers often note that the station is small and is elevated far above the tracks, requiring use of a long stairway or elevator. This design reflects the original intent of the station as a suburban stop and the much smaller size of Atlanta at the turn of the 20th century.

The interior of the station underwent an extensive remodeling in preparation for the 1996 Olympics, held in Atlanta.

Possible replacement

For some time, there have been proposals for a new Amtrak station in downtown. In April 2011, the city of Atlanta submitted an application for a grant seeking $22.5 million to relocate the station approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south to Northside Drive and 17th Street, near the multi-use community of Atlantic Station.[4]

In November 2011, the Georgia Department of Transportation signed a $12.2 million contract with Cousins Properties, The Integral Group, and Forest City Enterprises to develop plans for a new station in the "Gulch" area near Five Points, close to the former site of the Terminal station. This station is intended to serve as a hub not only for Amtrak, but for MARTA, intercity buses, and the proposed commuter rail lines as well.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  3. ↑ Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Caldwell, Carla (April 14, 2011). "Historic Atl. Amtrak Station Could Close". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Tobin, Rachel (October 31, 2011). "‘Gulch' Transit Hub Plans Shift Out of Idle". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

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