High Point station is an intermodal transit station in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while the Broad Avenue Terminal serves as the bus terminus for both High Point Transit System (HPTS) and the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART). The station is located in downtown High Point and near the West High Street Historic District.
History
High Point Station was originally built in 1907 by Southern Railway. It was designed in Richardsonian Romanesque, with a rusticated ashlar base and a tiled hip roof.
In the late 1930s, a trench was dug so rail and automobile traffic would not impede each other through downtown High Point; a walkway across the tracks and a staircase to an island platform at track level was constructed.
In 1979, Amtrak took over passenger operations at the station from Southern Railway.
Between 2002 and 2003, a $6.8 million renovation project was done that included making the station ADA accessible; the station reopened on December 9, 2003.
Services The train station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via three routes: , and . Amtrak operating hours are 12:00am–4:00am, 7:00am–12:30pm and 3:30pm–9:00pm; it includes a Quik-Trak kiosk, waiting area and restrooms. No baggage service is available at this station. A station attendant is available on site during operating hours.
Broad Avenue Terminal The Broad Avenue Terminal, operated by HPTS, provides local bus service that operates Monday-Friday at 5:45am–7:30pm and Saturday at 8:45am–5:30pm, closed on Sunday. PART also operates two intercity bus routes from the terminal, Route 3 (High Point Express) and Route 9 (Davidson Business 85 Express), which travel to Greensboro and Thomasville/Lexington, respectively.
Amtrak Thruway service to Winston-Salem State University (Union Station) and Winston-Salem (Clark Campbell Transportation Center) is provided four times a day, Monday–Saturday. This service is operated by PART, designated as Route 5 (NC Amtrak Connector). Amtrak bus departing designations are #6173, #6175, #6177, and #6179; arriving designations are #6174, #6176, #6178, and #6180.
Station layout The station building is located on West High Avenue, with a walkway that goes across a deep trench to the Broad Avenue Terminal. The station's island platform is located in the trench, connected to the walkway by stairs and an elevator.
GStreet levelEntrance/exit, station building, walkway, parking, bus terminalPTrack 1← , toward New York ← toward Raleigh Track 2 toward New Orleans → , toward Charlotte →
References
External links
High Point Station – NC By Train High Point Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)