Gastonia station
Gastonia, NC | |||||||||||||
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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°WCoordinates: 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 | |||||||||||||
Parking | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | ||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: GAS | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
FY 2021 | 730[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Gastonia station 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.[2]
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 (customers must have booked a reservation for the train to 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.[4][5] The station facility has a heated waiting room with restroom.
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Gastonia, NC GAS Great American Stations". Great American Stations. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ 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 station at Wikimedia Commons
- Gastonia, NC – Amtrak
- Gastonia, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Gastonia Station – NC By Train
- Gastonia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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