Anniston station is an Amtrak train station at 126 West 4th Street in Anniston, Alabama. It is served by the Crescent passenger train. The station was originally designed by Milo R. Hanker and built in 1925 for the Southern Railway,[5] and was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country, as the Southern Crescent (predecessor to the current Amtrak train) was still operated by the Southern well into the Amtrak era.
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 Street side of the station during the 2008 restoration | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 126 West 4th Street[1] Anniston, Alabama United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′57″N 85°49′56″W / 33.64917°N 85.83222°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Anniston | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Norfolk Southern Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  ACTS | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 10 short and 5 long term spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes; wheelchair lift | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: ATN | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | April–September 26, 1926[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Southern Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 3,459[4] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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In 2008, the city completed a full rehabilitation of the classical revival depot, primarily using funds obtained through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements (TE) program.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Anniston, AL (ATN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
After purchasing the classically-inspired depot from Norfolk Southern Railway, Anniston renovated it to serve as a busy intermodal center
[permanent dead link] - ^ "New Station Work Started by Contractor". The Anniston Star. April 4, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved July 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Will Begin Use of New Station Shortly After Noon". The Selma Times-Journal. September 26, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Alabama" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Anniston, AL — Great American Stations". www.greatamericanstations.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
External links
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Media related to Anniston (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Anniston, AL – Amtrak
- Anniston, AL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Anniston Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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