Charlotte (Amtrak station)
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The Charlotte Amtrak Station in Charlotte, North Carolina
is served by three passenger trains. The street address is 1914 North Tryon Street, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the northeast of downtown Charlotte.
The current station was built in 1961 by Southern Railway
as a replacement for the former Southern Railway passenger station located near the intersection of Trade Street and 4th Street in downtown. (The former downtown station was torn down in 1962 as Southern Railway's passenger services were being eliminated). Southern Railway used the 1961 station as a stop for its passenger trains until 1979, when Amtrak
was given control of the operation of the Crescent. The old Seaboard Air Line
station, located on the current CSX Charlotte-Wilmington mainline, is just off Tryon Street
a couple of blocks south of the Amtrak station. It is currently being used as a homeless shelter known as the Urban Ministry Center.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Charlotte was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 450 passengers daily.
The proposed Gateway Station
in Uptown
will serve as a replacement for this facility upon completion in 2014.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
is served by three passenger trains. The street address is 1914 North Tryon Street, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the northeast of downtown Charlotte.
The current station was built in 1961 by 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...
as a replacement for the former Southern Railway passenger station located near the intersection of Trade Street and 4th Street in downtown. (The former downtown station was torn down in 1962 as Southern Railway's passenger services were being eliminated). Southern Railway used the 1961 station as a stop for its passenger trains until 1979, when Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
was given control of the operation of the Crescent. The old Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line...
station, located on the current CSX Charlotte-Wilmington mainline, is just off Tryon Street
Tryon Street
Tryon Street is a major north-south street of Charlotte, North Carolina. It traverses through the center of Uptown Charlotte and is the address for some of the city's tallest buildings like the Bank of America Corporate Center and Hearst Tower. U.S...
a couple of blocks south of the Amtrak station. It is currently being used as a homeless shelter known as the Urban Ministry Center.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Charlotte was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 450 passengers daily.
The proposed Gateway Station
Gateway Station (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Gateway Station is a proposed multimodal transit center in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.. It will serve the LYNX Red Line commuter rail, Silver Line BRT or light rail and both the West Corridor and Center City Corridor streetcar service, as well as Amtrak, Greyhound inter-city buses and...
in Uptown
Charlotte center city
Charlotte center city is the central area of Charlotte, North Carolina. The headquarters for the Fortune 500 companies Bank of America and Duke Energy are located here, as well as the headquarters for East Coast operations for Wells Fargo.Museums, sporting venues, shops, hotels, restaurants, and...
will serve as a replacement for this facility upon completion in 2014.