Toccoa station, formerly known as the Toccoa Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Toccoa, Georgia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent. The street address is 47 North Alexander Street, in the heart of downtown Toccoa.
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 Toccoa station | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 47 North Alexander Street Toccoa, Georgia United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°34′43″N 83°19′54″W / 34.5785°N 83.3318°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Toccoa | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | NS Greenville District | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: TCA | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1915 | |||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Southern Railway | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 1,793[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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The original structure was built in 1915. In 2005, the city of Toccoa began the restoration of the wood-frame depot according to a design by Carter Watkins Architects, Inc., of Monroe, Georgia. The funding for the project came from several sources: $374,000 in ISTEA funds through the state DOT, which the city matched with $100,000, as well as $500,000 from the Stephens County Historical Society for interior work and for an addition to house the Currahee Military Museum.[2] In October 2009, the new 4,400 square-foot space was dedicated during the popular Currahee Military Weekend. It contains a large meeting room, gift shop, research library, and office space. In addition to housing the Amtrak station, the restored depot is used today by the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center as well as the Stephens County Historical Society.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
External links
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