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Bradley Station

Coordinates: 35°15′52″N 81°10′49″W / 35.26457°N 81.18026°W / 35.26457; -81.18026
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Bradley Station
Bradley Station in 2022
General information
Location121 North Oakland Street
Gastonia, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°15′52″N 81°10′49″W / 35.26457°N 81.18026°W / 35.26457; -81.18026
Owned byCity of Gastonia
Bus operatorsBus interchange GT
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking140 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1994 (1994)
Location
Map

Bradley Station is a bus station located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. It serves as a bus terminus for Gastonia Transit (GT) and provides intercity bus service via Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), Greyhound Lines, and Sunway Charters.

Location

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The facility is located at the intersection of Main and Oakland streets in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District; several of the brick commercial buildings, that surround the station, were built around the 1940s and are representative of the architecture of that time.[1] Various businesses and restaurants are within walking distance, as well as the Gastonia Conference Center and Gaston County Courthouse.

History

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Bradley Station was opened in 1994; it utilized an existing building that was built in 1980 and converted remnants of North Oakland Street, a result of Norfolk Southern tracks that were sunk below grade in a deep concrete-lined ravine in the early 1990s, into a circular bus turnaround.[1][2] In 2020, the station building was expanded with a 50% increase of additional interior space, that allowed for more office space, a break room, training room, and dispatch window. In January 2021, the Bradley Station Dog Park was opened, located next to the station building.[3]

Services

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Bradley Station Dog Park

The station is owned by the City of Gastonia and operated by Gaston Transit. The station and the 140-space surface parking lot is open 24-hour; however, the station building is open Monday–Saturday during GT business hours. The station building includes tickets/information, restrooms, and waiting area. Outside, a long J-shaped shelter straddles along the circular bus turnaround, providing a shaded outdoor waiting area. The Bradley Station Dog Park is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

All GT routes begin or end at the station, Monday–Saturday.[4] CATS operates, Monday–Friday, four morning and one evening express route to the Charlotte Transportation Center, in Uptown Charlotte.[5] Sunway Charters operates two daily stops, 12:10 p.m. to Charlotte and 6:40 p.m. to Boone, with an additional two stops on Friday during ASU Fall/Spring semester.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "North Carolina SP Downtown Gastonia Historic District". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Barrett, Michael (September 30, 2019). "Upgrades coming to Bradley Station bus terminal". The Gaston Gazette. Gastonia, NC. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Orr, Adam (January 25, 2021). "There's a new dog park in downtown Gastonia near Bradley Station". The Gaston Gazette. Gastonia, NC. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Gastonia Transit Information" (PDF). City of Gastonia. July 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "85x Gastonia Express" (PDF). City of Charlotte. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mountaineer North/South" (PDF). Sunway Charters. December 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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