Selma-Smithfield (Amtrak station)

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Selma-Smithfield
Freight train heads north in front of Selma's historic Amtrak Station
Station statistics
Address	500 East Railroad Street Selma, NC
Lines	Carolinian Palmetto
Platforms	3(one unused)
Tracks	4
Parking	Yes; free
Other information
Opened	1924
Rebuilt	2002
Accessible
Code	SSM
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	10,436 ▲ 9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Raleigh toward Charlotte Carolinian Wilson toward New York Fayetteville toward Savannah Palmetto Selma Union Depot U.S. National Register of Historic Places Plaques for Selma Union Depot's NRHP status and 2002 restoration. Location: Selma, North Carolina, USA Architect: A.M. Griffin Added to NRHP: 1982 NRHP Reference#: #82003482

The Selma-Smithfield Amtrak Station, located in Selma, North Carolina, was previously known as the Selma Union Depot and is served by two Amtrak passenger trains, the Palmetto and Carolinian. The street address is 500 East Railroad Street, and is located in the heart of historic downtown Selma. The station was originally built in 1924 by the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railroads, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] A major restoration project took place in 2002. According to prior Amtrak President David Gunn, from here Selma, north to Washington, DC, is where the track is "falling apart." Mr. Gunn delivered the speech in the Triad region as reported in the Salisbury Post reported by Mark Wineka on June 22, 2004, a few months prior to his termination, by Amtrak's Board of Directors. In the audience for his speech, was NC Senator, and former US DOT Secretary Liddy Dole's Salisbury office staffer, and former NC Transportation Cabinet Board member, Ms. S. Kluttz.

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.

[edit] Routes

• Carolinian
• Palmetto

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Selma-Smithfield

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Selma-Smithfield Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Selma Union Depot (Official Selma NC Website)

• Selma-Smithfield (Amtrak station) is at coordinates 35°31′60″N 78°16′52″W / 35.533274, -78.28115 (Selma-Smithfield (Amtrak station))Coordinates: 35°31′60″N 78°16′52″W / 35.533274, -78.28115 (Selma-Smithfield (Amtrak station))