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Gainesville station (Georgia)

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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.

Location116 Industrial Boulevard
Gainesville, Georgia
United States
Coordinates34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197
LineNS Greenville District
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General information
Location116 Industrial Boulevard
Gainesville, Georgia
United States
Coordinates34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197
OwnerNorfolk Southern Railway (NS)
LineNS Greenville District
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeAmtrak: GNS
History
Opened1910
Original company
Southern Railway
Passengers
FY 20254,743[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Atlanta Crescent Toccoa
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Oakwood
toward Birmingham
Main Line Lula
Location
Close

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]

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