Gainesville station (Georgia)

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.

Gainesville, GA
General information
Location116 Industrial Boulevard
Gainesville, Georgia
United States
Coordinates34.2888°N 83.8197°W / 34.2888; -83.8197
Owned byNorfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Line(s)NS Greenville District
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeAmtrak: GNS
History
Opened1910
Original companySouthern Railway
Passengers
FY 20223,320[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Atlanta
toward New Orleans
 Crescent Toccoa
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Oakwood
toward Birmingham
 Main Line Lula
toward Washington, D.C.

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]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Gainesville, GA (GNS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. "Aerie Locations within 50 miles of Gainesville, GA, USA". Fraternal Order of Eagles. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.


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