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Gainesville, Georgia (Amtrak station)
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The Gainesville Amtrak Station, formerly known as the Gainesville Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Gainesville, Georgia
that is served by Amtrak
's Crescent
. The street address is 116 Industrial Boulevard, near downtown Gainesville.
Of the five Georgia stations served by Amtrak, Gainesville was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 14 passengers daily.
Gainesville, Georgia
-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
that is served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Crescent
Crescent (Amtrak)
The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns, on the same route, as train 20. Most of the route of...
. The street address is 116 Industrial Boulevard, near downtown Gainesville.
Of the five Georgia stations served by Amtrak, Gainesville was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 14 passengers daily.