Hamlet station
Hamlet, NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 West Main Street Hamlet, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°53′01.7″N 79°41′56.6″W / 34.883806°N 79.699056°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Hamlet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hamlet Terminal Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Victorian Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: HAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | hamlethistoricdepot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2002–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2022 | 3,798[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | November 19, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 71000617[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hamlet station is an Amtrak train station in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States. The station is located within the Main Street Commercial Historic District and is in walking distance to the National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame.
History[edit]
Hamlet Station was originally built in 1900 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad as both a passenger station and a division headquarters.[3] It was originally called the Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot. In addition to serving the Seaboard's mainline trains between Richmond and Jacksonville, Florida (including the trains Silver Meteor and Silver Star), the station served until 1969 the Silver Comet bound southwest to Athens, Atlanta and Birmingham. Until 1958 the SAL operated a daily passenger train from Wilmington to the SAL's Charlotte station via Hamlet and Monroe.[4][5]
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971.[2] Between 2001 and 2004 the entire Queen Anne-style station house was moved across a set of tracks for safety, and converted into a museum by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.[6]
Services[edit]
The station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via the Silver Star. The facility is open daily at 5:30am-7:00am and at 10:30pm-12:30am; it includes a Quik-Trak kiosk, waiting area and restrooms. No baggage service is available at this station.[7]
Hamlet Depot & Museums[edit]
Located inside the depot building, the museum showcases the history of both the Seaboard Railroad and the City of Hamlet, which includes hands-on exhibits, visual displays and interactive consoles. It also features a scaled model railroad display depicting Hamlet in the early 1950s.
References[edit]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (#71000617)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ King, Linwood III; Wyatt, Sherry Joines (2005). "Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (Additional Documentation)" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ "Seaboard Air Line, Table 38". Official Guide of the Railways. 91 (3). National Railway Publication Company. August 1958.
- ^ Gubbins, Pat Borden (August 7, 1988). "ALL ABOARD! TENANT SOUGHT TO RENOVATE SEABOARD DEPOT". Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Hamlet Station". NCDOT. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
- ^ "Hamlet, North Carolina Train Station (HAM)". Amtrak. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hamlet (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Hamlet, NC – Amtrak
- Hamlet, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Hamlet Station – NC By Train
- Hamlet Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Buildings and structures in Richmond County, North Carolina
- Amtrak stations in North Carolina
- Former Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1900
- Transportation in Richmond County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Richmond County, North Carolina