High Point station

High Point, NC
Location 100 West High Avenue
High Point, NC
United States
Coordinates 35°57′26″N 80°00′23″W / 35.95722°N 80.00639°W / 35.95722; -80.00639Coordinates: 35°57′26″N 80°00′23″W / 35.95722°N 80.00639°W / 35.95722; -80.00639
Owned by City of High Point
Line(s) Danville District
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Bus routes 16
Bus operators
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 73 spaces; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HPT (Amtrak)
History
Opened 1907
Rebuilt 2002–2003
Original company Southern Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 40,302[1] Increase 5.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent
toward New York
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
(Seasonal)
toward Charlotte
toward Charlotte
Piedmont
toward Raleigh
(Seasonal)
toward Charlotte

High Point is an Amtrak train station located in High Point, North Carolina. It is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent, the Carolinian and the Piedmont. The street address is 100 West High Avenue, and is located in the heart of downtown High Point. High Point Station was originally built in 1907 by the Southern Railway and restored by the city between 2002 and 2003.[2] The station also provides Thruway Motorcoach service to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Broad Avenue Terminal

The adjoining bus terminal, located on the north side of the tracks, is the main hub of the High Point Transit System (HPTS) and terminus for Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) bus routes 3 (High Point Express), 5 (NC Amtrak Connector) and 9 (Davidson Business 85 Express).[3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ High Point Station History (NCDOT Rail)
  3. ↑ "City of High Point Transit System Map" (PDF). Hi tran. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Transit - High Point, NC". City of High Point. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Route 3 – High Point Express". PART. November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Route 5 – NC Amtrak Connector". PART. July 3, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Route 9 – Davidson Business 85 Express". PART. July 3, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.


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