Wilson station (North Carolina)

Wilson is an Amtrak train station in Wilson, North Carolina, United States. It is located in downtown Wilson and is part of the Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District.[4]

Wilson, NC
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Train #89 on the Palmetto route pulls into Wilson.
Location	401 East Nash Street Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates	35.723765°N 77.908216°W / 35.723765; -77.908216
Owned by	City of Wilson
Line(s)	South End Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	20 spaces; free
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	A.M. Griffin
Architectural style	Flemish-Spanish Mission
Other information
Station code	WLN (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1924
Rebuilt	1996–1998
Original company	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	53,934[1][2]  3.05%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Selma toward Charlotte Carolinian Rocky Mount toward New York Selma toward Savannah Palmetto
Former services Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Lucama toward Tampa Main Line Elm City toward Richmond Terminus Wilson – Wilmington Black Creek toward Wilmington
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Official name	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Passenger and Freight Station
Designated	December 20, 1984
Part of	Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District
Reference no.	84003876[3]
Architectural style	Flemish-Spanish Mission

History

The station was originally built in 1924 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, designed by architect A.M. Griffin, and contained a separate REA Express building. The city bought both buildings from CSX in 1994 and it was restored to its original condition between 1996 and 1998. The REA Express building was converted into a police substation.[5]

Services

The station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via two routes: Carolinian and Palmetto. The facility is open daily at 9:00am-5:00pm, which includes the ticket office, passenger assistance, baggage service and the waiting area.[6]

Located cater-cornered from the station is the Wilson Transportation Center, providing local and intercity bus services.[7]

Through Thruway Motorcoach buses, the station also serves a large swath of eastern North Carolina.[8] One route serves Greenville, New Bern, Havelock, and Morehead City; another serves Goldsboro, Kinston, Jacksonville, and Wilmington.

References

1. "Wilson, NC (WLN) - Great American Stations". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
3. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
4. Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depot (Wilson Historic Preservation Department)
5. Wilson Station History (NCDOT Rail)
6. "Wilson, North Carolina Train Station (WLN) - Amtrak". Retrieved April 28, 2018.
7. "Wilson NC Bus Station - Greyhound". Retrieved April 28, 2018.
8. Fitzgerald, Eddie (October 2, 2012). "Amtrak shuttle service debuts in the East". New Bern Sun Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

External links

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

• Wilson, NC – Amtrak
• Wilson, North Carolina; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Wilson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)