Hamlet station

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Hamlet, NC
Hamlet station in 2020
General information
Location2 West Main Street
Hamlet, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates34°53′01.7″N 79°41′56.6″W / 34.883806°N 79.699056°W / 34.883806; -79.699056
Owned byCity of Hamlet
Line(s)Hamlet Terminal Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleVictorian Queen Anne
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeAmtrak: HAM
Websitehamlethistoricdepot.org
History
Opened1900
Rebuilt2002–2004
Original companySeaboard Air Line Railroad
Passengers
FY 20233,471[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Camden
toward Miami
 Floridian Southern Pines
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Camden
toward Miami
 Silver Star
until 2024
 Southern Pines
toward New York
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Kollocks
toward Tampa or Miami
 Main Line Marston
toward Richmond
Gibson
toward Savannah
 East Carolina Line Terminus
Rockingham
toward Rutherfordton
 Carolina Central Railroad Laurinburg
toward Wilmington
Official nameSeaboard Air Line Passenger Depot
DesignatedNovember 19, 1971
Reference no.71000617[2]
Location
Map

Hamlet station is an Amtrak train station in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States, served by the daily Floridian. The station, built in 1900 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places individually and as part of the Main Street Commercial Historic District.

History

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1912 postcard of Hamlet station

Hamlet Station was originally built in 1900 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad as both a passenger station and a division headquarters.[3] In addition to serving the Seaboard's mainline trains between Richmond and Florida (including the Silver Meteor and Silver Star), the station served until 1969 the Silver Comet to Birmingham. Until 1958, the SAL operated a daily passenger train from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Charlotte via Hamlet and Monroe.[4][5]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971 as the Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot.[2] That year, Amtrak took over intercity passenger service. Between 2001 and 2004 the entire Queen Anne-style station house was moved across a set of tracks for safety, and converted into a museum by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.[6] On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System – Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (#71000617)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. ^ King, Linwood III; Wyatt, Sherry Joines (2005). "Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (Additional Documentation)" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  4. ^ "Seaboard Air Line, Table 38". Official Guide of the Railways. 91 (3). National Railway Publication Company. August 1958.
  5. ^ Gubbins, Pat Borden (August 7, 1988). "ALL ABOARD! TENANT SOUGHT TO RENOVATE SEABOARD DEPOT". Charlotte Observer.
  6. ^ "Hamlet Station". NCDOT. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  7. ^ "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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