Gainesville station (Georgia)

Gainesville station is a train station in Gainesville, Georgia, that is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent. The station was also known as the Gainesville Southern Railway Depot.

Gainesville, GA
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location	116 Industrial Boulevard Gainesville, Georgia United States
Coordinates	34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197
Owned by	Norfolk Southern Railway
Line(s)	Greenville District
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	GNS (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1910
Original company	Southern Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	5,493[1]  9.25%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Atlanta toward New Orleans Crescent Toccoa toward New York

Constructed for the Southern Railway in 1910, the red brick station was built to replace an earlier depot damaged by a tornado in 1903.[2] Norfolk Southern, successor of Southern Railway, uses most of the building as office space. The passenger waiting area is open for an hour before and an hour after trains arrive.[2] The station is currently also used by a local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.[3]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
2. "Gainesville, GA (GNS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
3. "Aerie Locations within 50 miles of Gainesville, GA, USA". Fraternal Order of Eagles. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.

External links

• Gainesville, GA – Amtrak
• Gainesville Southern Railway Depot Georgia's Railway History & Heritage
• Gainesville Amtrak Station USA RailGuide - TrainWeb