Style: | Amtrak |
Wilson, NC | |
Address: | 401 East Nash Street |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 35.7238°N -77.9082°W |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At-grade |
Parking: | 20 spaces; free |
Architectural Style: | Flemish-Spanish Mission |
Opened: | 1924 |
Rebuilt: | 1996–1998 |
Accessible: | Yes |
Owned: | City of Wilson |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
Mapframe: | yes |
Wilson is an Amtrak train station in Wilson, North Carolina, United States. It is located in downtown Wilson and is part of the Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District.[1]
The station was originally built in 1924 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, designed by architect A.M. Griffin, and contained a separate REA Express building. The city bought both buildings from CSX in 1994 and it was restored to its original condition between 1996 and 1998. The REA Express building was converted into a police substation.[2]
The station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via two routes: and . The facility is open daily at 9:00am–5:00pm, which includes the ticket office, passenger assistance, baggage service and the waiting area.[3]
Located cater-cornered from the station is the Wilson Transportation Center, providing local and intercity bus services.[4]
Through Amtrak Thruway buses, the station also serves a large swath of eastern North Carolina.[5] One route serves Greenville, New Bern, Havelock, and Morehead City; another serves Goldsboro, Kinston, Jacksonville, and Wilmington.