Toccoa station

Toccoa station, formerly known as the Toccoa Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Toccoa, Georgia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent. The street address is 47 North Alexander Street, in the heart of downtown Toccoa.

Toccoa, GA
Toccoa station
General information
Location	47 North Alexander Street Toccoa, Georgia United States
Coordinates	34.5785°N 83.3318°W / 34.5785; -83.3318
Owned by	City of Toccoa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Flag stop; unstaffed
Station code	Amtrak: TCA
History
Opened	1915
Original company	Southern Railway
Passengers
FY 2022	1,304[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Gainesville toward New Orleans Crescent Clemson toward New York
Former services Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Mount Airy toward Birmingham Main Line Madison toward Washington, D.C. Terminus Toccoa – Elberton Eastanollee toward Elberton

The waiting room inside the Toccoa Amtrak station

The original structure was built in 1915. In 2005, the city of Toccoa began the restoration of the wood-frame depot according to a design by Carter Watkins Architects, Inc., of Monroe, Georgia. The funding for the project came from several sources: $374,000 in ISTEA funds through the state DOT, which the city matched with $100,000, as well as $500,000 from the Stephens County Historical Society for interior work and for an addition to house the Currahee Military Museum.[2] In October 2009, the new 4,400 square-foot space was dedicated during the popular Currahee Military Weekend. It contains a large meeting room, gift shop, research library, and office space. In addition to housing the Amtrak station, the restored depot is used today by the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center as well as the Stephens County Historical Society.[3]

Toccoa station in 2003 two years before the building was restored