High Point station
train station in High Point, North Carolina., United States
High Point station is an intermodal transit station in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while the Broad Avenue Terminal serves as the bus terminus for both High Point Transit System (HPTS) and the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART). The station is located in downtown High Point and near the West High Street Historic District.
History
High Point Station was originally built in 1907 by Southern Railway. It was designed in Richardsonian Romanesque, with a rusticated ashlar base and a tiled hip roof.
In the late 1930s, a trench was dug so rail and automobile traffic would not impede each other through downtown High Point; a walkway across the tracks and a staircase to an island platform at track level was constructed.
In 1979, Amtrak took over passenger operations at the station from Southern Railway.
Between 2002 and 2003, a $6.8 million renovation project was done that included making the station ADA accessible; the station reopened on December 9, 2003.
Services
The train station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via three routes: Crescent, Carolinian and Piedmont. Amtrak operating hours are 12:00am–4:00am, 7:00am–12:30pm and 3:30pm–9:00pm; it includes a Quik-Trak kiosk, waiting area and restrooms.
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