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Anniston (Amtrak station)
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The Anniston Amtrak Station, located in Anniston
, AL
, is served by the passenger train, which runs once daily between New York and New Orleans. The street address is 126 West 4th Street, just to the south of downtown Anniston. The station was originally operated by the Southern Railway
, and was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country, as the Southern Crescent (predecessor to the current Amtrak train) was still operated by the Southern well into the Amtrak era.
Of the three Alabama stations served by Amtrak, Anniston was the third busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 16 passengers daily.
The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as "Southern Railway Passenger Station and Freight Depot".
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
, AL
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, is served by the passenger train, which runs once daily between New York and New Orleans. The street address is 126 West 4th Street, just to the south of downtown Anniston. The station was originally operated by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (US)
The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
, and was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country, as the Southern Crescent (predecessor to the current Amtrak train) was still operated by the Southern well into the Amtrak era.
Of the three Alabama stations served by Amtrak, Anniston was the third busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 16 passengers daily.
The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as "Southern Railway Passenger Station and Freight Depot".