Selma Union Depot

Selma–Smithfield
Location 500 East Railroad Street
Selma, NC
United States
Coordinates 35°31′58″N 78°16′48″W / 35.53278°N 78.28000°W / 35.53278; -78.28000Coordinates: 35°31′58″N 78°16′48″W / 35.53278°N 78.28000°W / 35.53278; -78.28000
Owned by Town of Selma
Line(s) North Carolina Railroad, CSXT
Platforms 3 side platforms (2 used)
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type One story, gable roofed, brick building[1]
Parking 10 long term and 10 short term parking spaces
Disabled access Yes
Architect A.M. Griffin (1924)
Barry Rakes (2002)
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: SSM
History
Opened 1867[1]
Rebuilt 1924, 2002
Previous names Mitchener's Station[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 13,222[2] Decrease 1.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
toward Savannah
Palmetto
  Former services  
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Smithfield
Main Line
Micro
Selma Union Station

Plaques for the depot's NRHP status and 2002 restoration.
Location E. Railroad St., Selma, North Carolina
Built 19 July 1924 (1924-07-19)
Architect Griffin, A.M.
MPS Selma, North Carolina MRA
NRHP Reference # 82003482[3]
Added to NRHP June 24, 1982
Location
Selma–Smithfield
Location within North Carolina

Selma Union Depot, also known as Selma Union Station, is a train station and museum in Selma, North Carolina. Built in 1924, it is currently served by two Amtrak passenger trains, the Palmetto and the Carolinian. It is located at 500 East Railroad Street in the heart of downtown Selma.

History

The current station was built as a replacement for the original 1897 wood frame structure in 1924 by architect A.M. Griffin,[1] for the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railroads, and closed in 1971, when Amtrak took over passenger service throughout much of the country. In 1975, the people of the city thwarted the station's demolition, and beginning the year after this reopened the station as a museum devoted to the city's railroad heritage. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1982.[1] Amtrak service to Selma began on October 31, 1982, when the Palmetto began stopping there.[4]

Layout

The old freight house is located to the west of the station on Railroad Street and South Webb Avenue. A maintenance shed is located to the north. Two tracks exist along the east side of the station, another one exists along the south side, and the fourth is a section of curved track behind the station that connects two of the tracks. Three platforms exist at the station, one of which is along the curved track. A parking space exclusively for the handicapped can be found between the curve and the station house.

Routes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Thomas A. Greco (August 1980). "Union Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ Norton, Debbie (November 11, 1982). "Businessbeat". Star-News. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

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