Greenville station (South Carolina)

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Greenville, SC
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Greenvillestation.jpg
Location1120 West Washington Street
Greenville, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates34°51′31″N 82°24′49″W / 34.85861°N 82.41361°W / 34.85861; -82.41361Coordinates: 34°51′31″N 82°24′49″W / 34.85861°N 82.41361°W / 34.85861; -82.41361
Owned byNorfolk Southern Railway
Line(s)Greenville District
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking55 spaces; free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGRV (Amtrak)
History
Opened1988
Passengers
FY201812,172[1][2] Decrease 16.13%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Clemson
toward New Orleans
 Crescent Spartanburg
toward New York

Greenville is an Amtrak train station in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is located at 1120 West Washington Street, at the south end of the Norfolk Southern Railway freight yard and one mile (1.6 km) northwest of downtown Greenville.

History[]

Opened in 1988, the modern red-brick Greenville station was built by Norfolk Southern Railway. It replaced the larger Southern Railway station, which had existed at the same location from 1905-1988.[1][3]

Services[]

The station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via the Crescent. The facility is open between the hours of 4:00am-6:00am and 10:00pm-12:00am, which includes the waiting area. No ticket sales office nor baggage services are available at this station.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Greenville, SC (GRV) - Great American Stations". Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ Willis, Jeffrey (2003). Remembering Greenville: Photographs From the Coxe Collection. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738515663.
  4. ^ "Greenville, South Carolina Train Station (GRV) - Amtrak". Retrieved May 10, 2018.

External links[]

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