Anniston station

Anniston, AL
Street side of the station during the 2008 restoration
General information
Location	126 West 4th Street [1] Anniston, Alabama United States
Coordinates	33°38′57″N85°49′56″W / 33.64917°N 85.83222°W / 33.64917; -85.83222
Owned by	City of Anniston
Line(s)	Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	ACTS
Construction
Parking	10 short and 5 long term spaces [1]
Accessible	Yes; wheelchair lift
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Amtrak: ATN
History
Rebuilt	April–September 26, 1926 [2] [3]
Original company	Southern Railway
Passengers
FY 2023	3,459 [4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Birmingham toward New Orleans Crescent Atlanta toward New York
Former services Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Bynum toward Birmingham Main Line De Armanville toward Washington, D.C. Oxanna Junction toward York York – Rome Letchers toward Rome
Location

Anniston station is an Amtrak train station at 126 West 4th Street in Anniston, Alabama. It is served by the Crescent passenger train. The station was originally designed by Milo R. Hanker and built in 1925 for the Southern Railway, ^[5] and was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country, as the Southern Crescent (predecessor to the current Amtrak train) was still operated by the Southern well into the Amtrak era.

In 2008, the city completed a full rehabilitation of the classical revival depot, primarily using funds obtained through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements (TE) program. ^[1]

References

1. "Anniston, AL (ATN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2015. After purchasing the classically-inspired depot from Norfolk Southern Railway, Anniston renovated it to serve as a busy intermodal center
2. "New Station Work Started by Contractor". The Anniston Star. April 4, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved July 4, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern Will Begin Use of New Station Shortly After Noon". The Selma Times-Journal. September 26, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Alabama" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
5. "Anniston, AL — Great American Stations". www.greatamericanstations.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

External links

• Media related to Anniston (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Anniston, AL – Amtrak
• Anniston, AL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Anniston Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)