Jesup station

Jesup, formerly known as the Jesup Atlantic Coast Line Depot, is a train station in Jesup, Georgia. It currently serves Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

Jesup, GA
The Jesup station in 2002, prior to the fire and rebuilding.
Location176 Northwest Broad Street
Jesup, GA 31545
Coordinates31°36′21″N 81°52′56″W
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeJSP
Traffic
Passengers (2016)10,091[1]  1.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Jacksonville
toward Miami
 Silver Meteor Savannah
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Screven
toward Tampa via Waycross
 Main Line
 Doctortown
toward Richmond
Hortense
toward Tampa via Nahunta

The station was built in 1903 as part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. In February 2003, the station was damaged in a fire and subsequently boarded up as the town sought funds for restoration. In 2005, Jesup received $836,000 in federal funds after the rehabilitation was designated a High Priority Project under the federal transportation bill. The city also purchased the building and land from CSX Transportation, owner of the adjacent railroad line.[2] The city decided to return the building to its early 20th-century appearance.

The completion of the rehabilitation project was celebrated in October 2012 during the city's annual Arch Festival, an event started in 2003 to highlight the renewed downtown. In addition to a passenger waiting room, the depot now also includes a community meeting space and new offices and a welcome center for the Wayne County Board of Tourism. The interior is decorated with historic photographs and memorabilia that demonstrate the strong ties between Jesup and the railroads. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on March 8, 2013 and included speeches by the mayor and an Amtrak representative.[3]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. Great American Stations. Accessed March 12, 2013.
  3. Great American Stations. Accessed March 12, 2013.
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