Gastonia station
Gastonia, NC | |||||||||||||
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![]() Gastonia station in October 2021, post-renovation. | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 350 Hancock Street Gastonia, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°16′09″N 81°09′45″W / 35.2692°N 81.1624°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Norfolk Southern Railway | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Charlotte District | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | ||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: GAS | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 1,818[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Gastonia station is an Amtrak train station in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Located at 350 Hancock Street, it is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of downtown Gastonia.
History
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The station was originally built in 1966 by Southern Railway, before being acquired by Norfolk Southern Railway. Previously, Amtrak's Gastonia stop was located on Air Line Avenue; however, it was moved in 1987 due to an effort to relocate the city's railroads.[2]
In January 2020, Amtrak began an eight-month project to improve the historically "bare-bones," in terms of amenities, facility. The project includes a new 360-foot (110 m) concrete platform that is accessible compliant, railings, lighting and signage, along with accessible ramps and parking stalls; the station will have a new accessible entrance with a power-operable door, and renovate the waiting room and restroom.[3] In April 2023, Amtrak completed the $3.2 million project, with upgrades that makes the station fully compliant to the Americans with Disabilities Act.[4]
Services
[edit]The station, operated by Amtrak as a flag stop (customers must have booked a reservation for the train to stop) provides inter-city rail service via the Crescent. The station opens one hour before train arrival time and closes one half hour after train departure.[5][6] The station facility has a heated waiting room with restroom.
References
[edit]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Gastonia, NC GAS Great American Stations". Great American Stations. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Barrett, Michael (January 27, 2020). "Improvements underway at Amtrak station in Gastonia". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Druga, Melina (April 11, 2023). "Amtrak completes $3.2M North Carolina station project". Transportation Today. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "NC By Train". NC By Train. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Gastonia, North Carolina Train Station (GAS)". Amtrak. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
External links
[edit] Media related to Gastonia (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons