Gastonia station
Gastonia, NC | |||||||||||
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Amtrak inter-city rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 350 Hancock Street Gastonia, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°16′09″N 81°09′45″W / 35.2692°N 81.1624°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Norfolk Southern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Charlotte District | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 10 spaces; free | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | GAS (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||
Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 1,251[1][2] 7.51% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Gastonia is an Amtrak train station in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Located at 350 Hancock Street, it is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of downtown Gastonia.
History
The station was originally built in 1966 by Southern Railway, before being acquired by Norfolk Southern Railway. Previously, Amtrak's Gastonia stop was located on Air Line Avenue; however, it was moved in 1987 due to an effort to relocate the city's railroads.[1]
In January 2020, Amtrak began an eight-month project to improve the historically "bare-bones," in terms of amenities, facility. The project includes a new 360-foot (110 m) concrete platform that is ADA compliant, railings, lighting and signage, along with accessible ramps and parking stalls; the station will have a new accessible entrance with a power-operable door, and renovate the waiting room and restroom.[3]
Services
The station, operated by Amtrak as a flag stop, provides inter-city rail service via the Crescent. The station opens one hour before train arrival time and closes one half hour after train departure; passengers are required to have reservation number, pay conductor.[4][5]
Station layout
The station facility has a heated waiting room with restroom.
G | No service | ← Freight track, no passenger service → |
Track 1 | ← Crescent toward New Orleans (Spartanburg) Crescent toward New York (Charlotte) → | |
Side platform | ||
Ground level | Exit/entrance, station facility |
References
- ^ a b "Gastonia, NC GAS Great American Stations". Great American Stations. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Barrett, Michael (January 27, 2020). "Improvements underway at Amtrak station in Gastonia". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "NC By Train". NC By Train. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Gastonia, North Carolina Train Station (GAS)". Amtrak. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Gastonia (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Gastonia, NC – Amtrak
- Gastonia, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Gastonia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Gastonia, NC (GAS) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
- Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina
- Amtrak stations in North Carolina
- Stations along Southern Railway lines in the United States
- Transportation in Gaston County, North Carolina
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- North Carolina building and structure stubs
- North Carolina transportation stubs