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
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location116 Industrial Boulevard
Gainesville, Georgia
United States
Coordinates34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197
Owned byNorfolk Southern Railway
Line(s)Greenville District
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes; free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGNS (Amtrak)
History
Opened1910
Original companySouthern Railway
Passengers
20175,493[1] 9.25%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Atlanta Crescent Toccoa
toward New York

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

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. "Gainesville, GA (GNS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. "Aerie Locations within 50 miles of Gainesville, GA, USA". Fraternal Order of Eagles. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.


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