Gainesville station (Georgia)
Gainesville station is a train station in Gainesville, Georgia, that is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent. The station was also known as the Gainesville Southern Railway Depot.
Gainesville, GA | |||||||||||
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| Amtrak inter-city rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 116 Industrial Boulevard Gainesville, Georgia United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.2888°N 83.8197°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Norfolk Southern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Greenville District | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | GNS (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1910 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 5,493[1]  9.25% | ||||||||||
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Constructed for the Southern Railway in 1910, the red brick station was built to replace an earlier depot damaged by a tornado in 1903.[2] Norfolk Southern, successor of Southern Railway, uses most of the building as office space. The passenger waiting area is open for an hour before and an hour after trains arrive.[2] The station is currently also used by a local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.[3]
References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- "Gainesville, GA (GNS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- "Aerie Locations within 50 miles of Gainesville, GA, USA". Fraternal Order of Eagles. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.
External links
- Gainesville, GA – Amtrak
- Gainesville Southern Railway Depot Georgia's Railway History & Heritage
- Gainesville Amtrak Station USA RailGuide - TrainWeb
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