Greensboro (Amtrak station)
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The Greensboro Amtrak Station, located in Greensboro, North Carolina
, is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent
, Carolinian and Piedmont
. The street address is 236 East Washington Street, and is located in the heart of downtown Greensboro as part of the Galyon Transportation Center. Previously, the station was located at the main rail yard about two miles to the west of downtown.
Greensboro Station was originally built in 1927 as the Greensboro Southern Railway Depot. It was donated to the city in 1978, a year before the Southern Railroad finally gave up passenger service. Though efforts to return service to the old station date as far back as 1993, it wasn't reopened to the public until October 1, 2005.
Designed by the New York architectural firm of Alfred Fellheimer & Steward Wagner, the 1927 Beaux-Arts facade features Ionic columns, a full entablature, and a three-story arched entry. Inside, the ticketing area features a vast mural displaying the service area of the Southern Railway system in the 1920s.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Greensboro was the third-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 290 passengers daily.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent
Crescent (Amtrak)
The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns, on the same route, as train 20. Most of the route of...
, Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont collectively refers to two state-supported Amtrak services in North Carolina:*the Carolinian, a daily train between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City...
. The street address is 236 East Washington Street, and is located in the heart of downtown Greensboro as part of the Galyon Transportation Center. Previously, the station was located at the main rail yard about two miles to the west of downtown.
Greensboro Station was originally built in 1927 as the Greensboro Southern Railway Depot. It was donated to the city in 1978, a year before the Southern Railroad finally gave up passenger service. Though efforts to return service to the old station date as far back as 1993, it wasn't reopened to the public until October 1, 2005.
Designed by the New York architectural firm of Alfred Fellheimer & Steward Wagner, the 1927 Beaux-Arts facade features Ionic columns, a full entablature, and a three-story arched entry. Inside, the ticketing area features a vast mural displaying the service area of the Southern Railway system in the 1920s.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Greensboro was the third-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 290 passengers daily.