Gainesville station (Georgia)

Gainesville
Location 116 Industrial Boulevard
Gainesville, GA
Coordinates 34°17′20″N 83°49′11″W / 34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197Coordinates: 34°17′20″N 83°49′11″W / 34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197
Owned by Norfolk Southern Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GNS
History
Opened 1910
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 6,464[1]Decrease 31%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent

Gainesville is a train station in Gainesville, Georgia, that is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent. The station was also known as the Gainesville Southern Railway Depot.

Constructed for the Southern Railway in 1910, the red brick station was built to replace an earlier depot damaged by a tornado in 1903.[2] Most of the building is railroad offices, with some space reserved for a passenger waiting area.[3] The station is currently also used by a local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.[4]

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
  3. Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
  4. (FOE #4452 GAINESVILLE)

External links


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