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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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 116 Industrial Boulevard Gainesville, Georgia United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°17′20″N 83°49′11″W / 34.2888°N 83.8197°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | NS Greenville District | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: GNS | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1910 | ||||||||||||
Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 4,509[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "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
edit- Gainesville, GA – Amtrak
- Gainesville, GA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Gainesville Southern Railway Depot Georgia's Railway History & Heritage
- Gainesville Amtrak Station USA RailGuide - TrainWeb