High Point station
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100 West High Avenue High Point, NC United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°57′26″N 80°00′23″W / 35.95722°N 80.00639°WCoordinates: 35°57′26″N 80°00′23″W / 35.95722°N 80.00639°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of High Point | |||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | North Carolina Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 3 short and 70 long term spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: HPT | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2002-2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 40,302[1] 5.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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High Point is an Amtrak train station located in High Point, North Carolina. It is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent, the Carolinian and the Piedmont. The street address is 100 West High Avenue, and is located in the heart of downtown High Point. High Point Station was originally built in 1907 by the Southern Railway and restored by the city between 2002 and 2003.[2] The station also provides Thruway Motorcoach service to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Broad Avenue Terminal
The adjoining bus terminal, on the north side of the tracks, is the main hub of the High Point Transit System[3] and the terminus for Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation bus routes 3 High Point Express[4] and 5 NC Amtrak Connector.[5]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ High Point Station History (NCDOT Rail)
- ↑ "City of High Point Transit System Map" (PDF). Hi tran. Retrieved December 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Route 3 – High Point Express". PART. Retrieved December 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Route 5 – NC Amtrak Connector". PART. Retrieved December 2015. Check date values in:
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External links
- Amtrak – Stations – High Point, NC
- High Point Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Great American Stations - High Point
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