Peachtree Station

Atlanta
Atlanta Amtrak Station
Station statistics
Address	1688 Peachtree Street Northwest Atlanta, GA
Lines	Crescent
Connections	Marta Bus; Route 110
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes; Paid; Limited
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	1918
Accessible
Code	ATL
Owned by	Southern Railway A&C Division
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	114,938  2.3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Anniston toward New Orleans Crescent Gainesville toward New York City
Peachtree Southern Railway Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: 1688 Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Coordinates: 33°47′57″N 84°23′33″W Built: 1918 Architect: Hentz, Reid & Adler Architectural style: Renaissance Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 76000628 Added to NRHP: September 14, 1976

Peach Tree Station in Atlanta, Georgia, ca. 1974.

The Atlanta Amtrak Station, located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 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. The new station was formally named Peachtree Station by Southern, but 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 remodelling in preparation for the 1996 Olympics, held in Atlanta.

Of the five Georgia stations served by Amtrak, Atlanta was the busiest in FY2011, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 315 passengers daily.

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 South to Northside Drive and 17th Street, near the multi-use community of Atlantic Station.

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.

External links

Media related to Peachtree Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Atlanta, GA
• Atlanta Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Peachtree Station (Georgia's Railway History & Heritage)
• Several Photographs of Peachtree Station