The G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center is a bus station located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named after U.S. Representative George Kenneth Butterfield Jr., it serves as a bus terminus for the Greenville Area Transit (GREAT) and provides intercity bus service via Amtrak Thruway and Greyhound Lines.
G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | 600 South Pitt Street Greenville, North Carolina United States | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′37″N 77°22′38″W / 35.61020°N 77.37728°W | ||||
| Owned by | City of Greenville | ||||
| Bus stands | 12 | ||||
| Bus operators |  GREAT | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | 205 spaces | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Architect | Jacobs | ||||
| Architectural style | Postmodern | ||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: GRN | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 9, 2018 | ||||
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Location
editThe facility takes one whole city block in Uptown Greenville, bounded by Bonners Lane, Clark, 8th, and Pitt streets. Surrounding it are various businesses, breweries and apartment complexes, while the Randy D. Doub Courthouse, Sheppard Memorial Library, and Greenville City Hall are within a short walking distance.
History
editConstruction on the facility began in November, 2016 by Thomas Construction Company Enterprises; at an estimated cost of $8 million, 10% of which was paid by the city of Greenville. On November 14, 2017, the Greenville City Council voted unanimously to name the new facility after G.K. Butterfield, who played a vital role of securing 90% of the funding through Federal funds.[1] On August 8, 2018, a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place with G.K. Butterfield on-hand to cut the ribbon; the facility officially began the following day at 6:25am.[2][3][4][5]
The facility achieved LEED certification in 2020 and won the WoodWorks 2022 Wood Design Regional Excellence award.[6][7]
Services
editThe two-story facility is owned and operated by the City of Greenville; it is open Monday–Saturday and provides tickets/information, restrooms, conference rooms, and a waiting area. Outside, there are 12 bus bays, six dedicated to GREAT and the other six for Amtrak Thruway, Greyhound Lines, and ECU Transit.[8] Adjacent to the facility is a 205-space surface parking lot, which offers free same-day parking.
Amtrak Thruway service connects with the Carolinian and Palmetto, via Wilson station; Bus #6090 departs at 11:57am and Bus #6089 arrives at 3:45pm.[9]
References
edit- ^ "City to name transportation center for Butterfield". The Daily Reflector. Greenville, NC. November 28, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Hubbell, Darby (July 17, 2018). "Greenville Transportation Center on schedule to open in August". Greenville, NC: Pirate Media 1. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Bateson, Elizabeth (July 19, 2018). "Transportation hub opens in Greenville". Washington, NC: WITN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Newell, Morgan; Boyd, Jason O. (August 8, 2018). "Congressman officially cuts ribbon for transportation center in his name". New Bern, NC: WCTI-TV. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center". City of Greenville. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "GK Butterfiled Transportation Center". U.S. Green Building Council. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "WoodWorks unveils the winners of its 2022 U.S. Wood Design Awards". The Architect's Newspaper. March 15, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ NCDOTcommunications (April 5, 2019). 2019 NCDOT Mobi Award Winner (Tourism): G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center. YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Vacations in North Carolina by Train & Thruway Bus". Amtrak. Retrieved May 6, 2022.