Birmingham station (Alabama)

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Birmingham, AL
Northbound Crescent at Birmingham station, February 2009.jpg
The Amtrak Crescent train at Birmingham station in February 2009
General information
Location1819 Morris Avenue
Birmingham, Alabama
United States
Coordinates 33°30′44″N86°48′26″W / 33.51222°N 86.80722°W / 33.51222; -86.80722
Owned by CSX Transportation
Line CSX Boyles Terminal Subdivision
Platforms2 island platforms, 1 in use
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingMore than 100 long term spaces in a nearby City of Birmingham lot
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: BHM
History
Opened2017
Original company Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Passengers
FY 202438,157 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Tuscaloosa
toward New Orleans
Crescent Anniston
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Montgomery
toward St. Petersburg or Miami
Floridian Decatur
toward Chicago
Montgomery
toward Mobile
Gulf Breeze Terminus
Location
Birmingham station (Alabama)

Birmingham station is a train station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a service stop for Amtrak's Crescent , which provides daily service between New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The current station is located on the site of another station originally built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1960, although Amtrak did not use the building itself, which was torn down in the 2000s.

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History

The L&N built the new station for $500,000, replacing Union Station which it had used since 1887. Union Station was also served by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad until the 1930s. One writer described this new station as "modern in every respect." [2] : 322 

Passenger services in L&N years

Through the 1960s, these long distance Louisville & Nashville trains served the Birmingham station: [3]

Since 1971

When Amtrak assumed control of most inter-city passenger service on May 1, 1971, its Floridian continued to use the L&N station. The Southern Railway, which had declined to join Amtrak, continued to use its own station several blocks to the northeast. On February 1, 1979, the Southern Railway conveyed its passenger service to Amtrak and the Southern Crescent (shortened to Crescent) began serving the ex-L&N station as well. [4] : 310  Amtrak discontinued the Floridian in October 1979 but the Crescent has operated uninterrupted ever since. Between 1989 and 1995 Alabama funded a Mobile, Alabama section of the Crescent named the Gulf Breeze .

The Birmingham Intermodal Facility, which opened in 2017, combines several modes of ground transportation in one central location: the MAX bus central station, Greyhound bus service, Megabus service, Amtrak passenger rail and the city's Zyp bike program. The $32 million facility also includes a Birmingham Police substation, a food service area, a retail space and the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority's corporate offices. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Alabama" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Herr, Kincaid A. (1960). The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0813129567.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ Official Guide of the Railways, December 1964, Louisville & Nashville Railroad section, Table 1
  4. ↑ Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN   9780786445288. OCLC   609716000.
  5. ↑ "– MAX Transit – Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority". Final Intermodal Page. MAX Transit – Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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