Selma Union Depot

Selma–Smithfield
Location	500 East Railroad Street Selma, NC United States
Coordinates	35°31′58″N 78°16′48″W / 35.53278°N 78.28000°WCoordinates: 35°31′58″N 78°16′48″W / 35.53278°N 78.28000°W
Owned by	Town of Selma
Line(s)	North Carolina Railroad, CSXT
Platforms	3 side platforms (2 used)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	One story, gable roofed, brick building[1]
Parking	10 long term and 10 short term parking spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	A.M. Griffin (1924) Barry Rakes (2002)
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: SSM
History
Opened	1867[1]
Rebuilt	1924, 2002
Previous names	Mitchener's Station[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	13,222[2]  1.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Raleigh toward Charlotte Carolinian Wilson toward New York City Fayetteville toward Savannah Palmetto   Former services   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Smithfield toward Tampa Union Station Main Line Micro toward Richmond Broad Street Station
Selma Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Plaques for the depot's NRHP status and 2002 restoration.
Location	E. Railroad St., Selma, North Carolina
Built	19 July 1924
Architect	Griffin, A.M.
MPS	Selma, North Carolina MRA
NRHP Reference #	82003482[3]
Added to NRHP	June 24, 1982
Location
Selma–Smithfield Location within North Carolina

Selma Union Depot, also known as Selma Union Station, is a train station and museum in Selma, North Carolina. Built in 1924, it is currently served by two Amtrak passenger trains, the Palmetto and the Carolinian. It is located at 500 East Railroad Street in the heart of downtown Selma.

History

The current station was built as a replacement for the original 1897 wood frame structure in 1924 by architect A.M. Griffin,^[1] for the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railroads, and closed in 1971, when Amtrak took over passenger service throughout much of the country. In 1975, the people of the city thwarted the station's demolition, and beginning the year after this reopened the station as a museum devoted to the city's railroad heritage. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1982.^[1] Amtrak service to Selma began on October 31, 1982, when the Palmetto began stopping there.^[4]

Layout

The old freight house is located to the west of the station on Railroad Street and South Webb Avenue. A maintenance shed is located to the north. Two tracks exist along the east side of the station, another one exists along the south side, and the fourth is a section of curved track behind the station that connects two of the tracks. Three platforms exist at the station, one of which is along the curved track. A parking space exclusively for the handicapped can be found between the curve and the station house.

Routes

• Carolinian
• Palmetto

References

1. Thomas A. Greco (August 1980). "Union Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
3. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
4. Norton, Debbie (November 11, 1982). "Businessbeat". Star-News. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

External links

Media related to Selma-Smithfield (Amtrak station) (category) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Selma-Smithfield
• Selma, North Carolina; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Selma Station (NCDOT Rail)
• Selma-Smithfield Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• History & Heritage - Selma Historic Union Station (Visit Selma.org)