Wilson station (North Carolina)
Wilson, NC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Train #89 on the Palmetto route pulls into Wilson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 401 East Nash Street Wilson, North Carolina United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°43′26″N 77°54′30″W / 35.723765°N 77.908216°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | South End Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 20 spaces; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | A.M. Griffin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Flemish-Spanish Mission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: WLN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1996–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 71,892[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Flemish-Spanish Mission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
History
[edit]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.[4]
Services
[edit]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.[5]
Located cater-cornered from the station is the Wilson Transportation Center, providing local and intercity bus services.[6]
Through Amtrak Thruway buses, the station also serves a large swath of eastern North Carolina.[7] One route serves Greenville, New Bern, Havelock, and Morehead City; another serves Goldsboro, Kinston, Jacksonville, and Wilmington.
References
[edit]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depot (Wilson Historic Preservation Department)
- ^ Wilson Station History (NCDOT Rail)
- ^ "Wilson, North Carolina Train Station (WLN) - Amtrak". Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Wilson NC Bus Station - Greyhound". Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Eddie (October 2, 2012). "Amtrak shuttle service debuts in the East". New Bern Sun Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
External links
[edit] Media related to Wilson (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson, NC – Amtrak
- Wilson, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Wilson Station – NC By Train
- Wilson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
- Wilson, North Carolina
- Amtrak stations in North Carolina
- Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
- Buildings and structures in Wilson County, North Carolina
- Transportation in Wilson County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Wilson County, North Carolina
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- 1924 establishments in North Carolina
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1924
- Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in North Carolina
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- North Carolina building and structure stubs
- North Carolina transportation stubs