Wilson station (North Carolina)

Wilson
Train #89 on the Palmetto route pulls into Wilson.
Location	401 East Nash Street Wilson, NC
Coordinates	35°43′26″N 77°54′30″W / 35.723765°N 77.908216°WCoordinates: 35°43′26″N 77°54′30″W / 35.723765°N 77.908216°W
Owned by	City of Wilson
Line(s)	Carolinian   Palmetto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WLN
History
Opened	1924
Rebuilt	1996–1998
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	52,692[1]  19%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Selma toward Charlotte Carolinian Rocky Mount toward New York City Selma toward Savannah Palmetto   Former services   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Lucama toward Tampa Union Station Main Line Elm City toward Richmond Broad Street Station Terminus Wilson – Wilmington Black Creek toward Wilmington
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Official name	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Passenger and Freight Station
Designated	December 20, 1984
Part of	Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District
Reference no.	84003876[2]
Architectural style	Flemish-Spanish Mission

Wilson is an Amtrak train station in Wilson, North Carolina. It is served by two passenger trains, the Palmetto and Carolinian. The street address is 401 East Nash Street, and is located in the heart of historic downtown Wilson.

The station was originally built in 1924 as the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Passenger and Freight Station by architect A.M. Griffin, and contained a separate REA Express building. The city bought both buildings from CSX in 1994 and it was restored to its original condition between 1996 and 1998. The REA Express building was converted into a police substation.^[3] The station is a contributing property of the Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District.^[4]

Routes

• Carolinian
• Palmetto

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
3. Wilson Station History (NCDOT Rail)
4. Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depot (Wilson Historic Preservation Department)

External links

• Media related to Wilson (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Wilson, NC
• Wilson, North Carolina; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Wilson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)