Gastonia station

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.

Gastonia, NC
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location	350 Hancock Street Gastonia, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	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
Other information
Status	Flag stop; unstaffed
Station code	GAS (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1966
Original company	Southern Railway
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	1,251[1][2]  7.51%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Spartanburg toward New Orleans Crescent Charlotte toward New York

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.[1]

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 ADA 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]

Services

The station, operated by Amtrak as a flag 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; passengers are required to have reservation number, pay conductor.[4][5]

Station layout

The station facility has a heated waiting room with restroom.

G	No service	← Freight track, no passenger service →
	Track 1	←      Crescent toward New Orleans (Spartanburg) ←      Crescent toward New York (Charlotte) →
	Side platform
	Ground level	Exit/entrance, station facility

References

1. "Gastonia, NC GAS Great American Stations". Great American Stations. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
3. Barrett, Michael (January 27, 2020). "Improvements underway at Amtrak station in Gastonia". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
4. "NC By Train". NC By Train. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
5. "Gastonia, North Carolina Train Station (GAS)". Amtrak. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

External links

• Media related to Gastonia (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Gastonia, NC – Amtrak
• Gastonia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Gastonia, NC (GAS) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)