Southern Pines station

Southern Pines station is a train station located in Southern Pines, North Carolina, served by Amtrak's Silver Star train. The street address is 235 Northwest Broad Street, and is located in the heart of historic downtown Southern Pines. The station was originally built by a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1898, renovated in 1948, and restored to its 1948 design in 2004.[2]

Amtrak Silver Star at the Southern Pines station.
Southern Pines, NC
The Southern Pines Amtrak station, originally built in 1898 by a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line Railway
General information
Location235 Northwest Broad Street
Southern Pines, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35.175527°N 79.390383°W / 35.175527; -79.390383
Owned byTown of Southern Pines
Line(s)Aberdeen Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeAmtrak: SOP
History
Opened1898
Rebuilt1948, 2004
Passengers
FY 20226,267[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hamlet
toward Miami
 Silver Star Cary
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Aberdeen
toward Tampa or Miami
 Main Line Sanford
toward Richmond
Location

There is no Amtrak ticket office at this station, but there is "Quik-Trak" machine for automated ticketing.

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Southern Pines, NC (SOP) - Great American Stations". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

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