Gastonia station

Gastonia, NC
Location 350 Hancock Street
Gastonia, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates 35°16′09″N 81°09′45″W / 35.2692°N 81.1624°W / 35.2692; -81.1624Coordinates: 35°16′09″N 81°09′45″W / 35.2692°N 81.1624°W / 35.2692; -81.1624
Owned by Norfolk Southern Railway
Line(s) Charlotte District
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 10 spaces; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Flag stop; unstaffed
Station code GAS (Amtrak)
History
Opened 1966
Original company Southern Railway
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017) 1,345[1][2] Increase 1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent
toward New York

Gastonia 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

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.[3]

Services

The station, operated by Amtrak as a flag stop, provides inter-city rail service via the Crescent. The facility has a heated waiting room with restroom and is unattended. The station opens one hour before train arrival time and closes one half hour after train departure; passengers are required to have reservation number, pay conductor.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gastonia, NC GAS Great American Stations" (HTML). Great American Stations. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NC By Train" (HTML). NC By Train. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gastonia, North Carolina Train Station (GAS) - Amtrak". Retrieved April 29, 2018.


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