Anniston station

Anniston is an Amtrak train station at 126 West 4th Street in Anniston, Alabama. It is served by the Crescent passenger train. The station was originally designed by Milo R. Hanker and built in 1925 for the Southern Railway,[5] and was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country, as the Southern Crescent (predecessor to the current Amtrak train) was still operated by the Southern well into the Amtrak era.

Anniston, AL
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Street side of the station during the 2008 restoration
Location126 West 4th Street[1]
Anniston, Alabama
United States
Coordinates33°38′57″N 85°49′56″W
Owned byCity of Anniston
Line(s)Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Parking10 short and 5 long term spaces[1]
Disabled accessWheelchair lift
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeAmtrak code: ATN
History
RebuiltApril–September 26, 1926[2][3]
Original companySouthern Railway
Passengers
20194,244[4]  10.72%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Birmingham
toward New Orleans
 Crescent Atlanta
toward New York

In 2008, the city completed a full rehabilitation of the classical revival depot, primarily using funds obtained through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements (TE) program.[1]

References
  1. "Anniston, AL (ATN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 2015-12-01. After purchasing the classically-inspired depot from Norfolk Southern Railway, Anniston renovated it to serve as a busy intermodal center
  2. "New Station Work Started by Contractor". The Anniston Star. April 4, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved July 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern Will Begin Use of New Station Shortly After Noon". The Selma Times-Journal. September 26, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheets - State of Alabama, FY 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. "Anniston, AL — Great American Stations". www.greatamericanstations.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.


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