Owned by Town of Selma Opened 1867 Added to NRHP 24 June 1982 Architect A.M. Griffin | Tracks 4 Owner Selma Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location 500 East Railroad Street
Selma, NC
United States Line(s) North Carolina Railroad, CSXT Structure type One story, gable roofed, brick building Parking 10 long term and 10 short term parking spaces Similar Wilson, Raleigh, Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Ava Gardner Museum, Fayetteville | ||
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Selma Union Depot, also known as Selma Union Station, is a train station and museum in Selma, North Carolina. Built in 1924, it is currently served by two Amtrak passenger trains, the Palmetto and the Carolinian. It is located at 500 East Railroad Street in the heart of downtown Selma.
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History
The current station was built as a replacement for the original 1897 wood frame structure in 1924 by architect A.M. Griffin, for the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railroads, and closed in 1971, when Amtrak took over passenger service throughout much of the country. In 1975, the people of the city thwarted the station's demolition, and beginning the year after this reopened the station as a museum devoted to the city's railroad heritage. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1982. Amtrak service to Selma began on October 31, 1982, when the Palmetto began stopping there.
Layout
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.