Greenville station (South Carolina)

Greenville, SC
Location 1120 West Washington Street
Greenville, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates 34°51′31″N 82°24′49″W / 34.85861°N 82.41361°W / 34.85861; -82.41361Coordinates: 34°51′31″N 82°24′49″W / 34.85861°N 82.41361°W / 34.85861; -82.41361
Owned by Norfolk Southern Railway
Line(s) Greenville District
Platforms 1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 55 spaces; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GRV (Amtrak)
History
Opened 1988
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 14,135[1] Increase 18.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent
toward New York

Greenville is an Amtrak train station in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is located at 1120 West Washington Street, at the south end of the Norfolk Southern Railway freight yard and one mile (1.6 km) northwest of downtown Greenville.

History

Opened in 1988, the modern red-brick Greenville station was built by Norfolk Southern Railway. It replaced the larger Southern Railway station, which had existed at the same location from 1905-1988.[2][3]

Services

The station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via the Crescent. The facility is open between the hours of 4:00am-6:00am and 10:00pm-12:00am, which includes the waiting area. No ticket sales office nor baggage services are available at this station.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Greenville, SC (GRV) - Great American Stations". Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Willis, Jeffrey (2003). Remembering Greenville: Photographs From the Coxe Collection. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738515663.
  4. ↑ "Greenville, South Carolina Train Station (GRV) - Amtrak". Retrieved May 10, 2018.

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