J. Douglas Galyon Depot Greensboro, NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 236 East Washington Street[1] Greensboro, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°04′10″N 79°47′14″W / 36.06944°N 79.78722°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Greensboro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | NCRR Corridor Danville District | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus operators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 102 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Alfred T. Fellheimer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: GRO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1927,[1] reopened 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2001–2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 157,429[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
J. Douglas Galyon Depot,[1] also known as Greensboro station, is an intermodal transit facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. Located at 236 East Washington Street in downtown Greensboro, it serves Amtrak passenger rail and is the city's main hub for local and intercity buses.
The station was built in 1927. Train service was moved to a new building outside downtown in 1979. The historic station was renovated and reopened as a transit center in 2005.
The Depot building was originally built in 1927 by Southern Railway and renovated between 2001 and 2003.