Gastonia station

Train station in Gastonia, North Carolina

35°16′09″N 81°09′45″W / 35.2692°N 81.1624°W / 35.2692; -81.1624Owned byNorfolk Southern RailwayLine(s)Charlotte DistrictPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParking10 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusFlag stop; unstaffedStation codeAmtrak: GASHistoryOpened1966Rebuilt2020Original companySouthern RailwayPassengersFY 20221,213^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Spartanburg toward New Orleans		Crescent		Charlotte toward New York

Former services

Preceding station	Southern Railway			Following station
Bessemer City toward Birmingham		Main Line		Lowell toward Washington, D.C.

Location

Gastonia station 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.

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.^[2]

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 accessible 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] In April 2023, Amtrak completed the $3.2 million project, with upgrades that makes the station fully compliant to the Americans with Disabilities Act.^[4]

Services

The station, operated by Amtrak as a flag stop (customers must have booked a reservation for the train to 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.^[5]^[6] The station facility has a heated waiting room with restroom.

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "Gastonia, NC GAS Great American Stations". Great American Stations. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
^ Barrett, Michael (January 27, 2020). "Improvements underway at Amtrak station in Gastonia". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ Druga, Melina (April 11, 2023). "Amtrak completes $3.2M North Carolina station project". Transportation Today. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^ "NC By Train". NC By Train. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ "Gastonia, North Carolina Train Station (GAS)". Amtrak. Retrieved April 29, 2018.