Birmingham station (Alabama)

Birmingham
File:Birmingham Depot.jpg
Location	1819 Morris Avenue Birmingham, AL United States
Coordinates
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Line(s)	CSXT
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 in use
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	More than 100 long term spaces in a nearby City of Birmingham lot
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: BHM
History
Opened	1960
Original company	Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	48,759  0.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Tuscaloosa toward New Orleans Crescent Anniston toward New York City

Birmingham is a train station in Birmingham, Alabama. It serves Amtrak's Crescent, which provides daily service between New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The current station is located on the site of another station originally built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1960, although Amtrak did not use the building itself, which was torn down in the 2000s.

History

The L&N built the new station for $500,000, replacing Union Station which it had used since 1887. One writer described this new station as "modern in every respect." When Amtrak assumed control of most inter-city passenger service on May 1, 1971, its Floridian continued to use the L&N station. The Southern Railway, which had declined to join Amtrak, continued to use its own station several blocks to the northeast. On February 1, 1979 the Southern Railway conveyed its passenger service to Amtrak and the Southern Crescent (shortened to Crescent) began serving the ex-L&N station as well. Amtrak discontinued the Floridian in October, 1979 but the Crescent has operated uninterrupted ever since. Between 1989-1995 Alabama funded a Mobile, Alabama section of the Crescent named the Gulf Breeze.

Birmingham plans in 2010 to build a new multimodal station at the site of the 1960s Louiville and Nashville station. It will connect to the current station which will be reconfigured for access to the platforms.

See also

• Birmingham Terminal Station a separate passenger station in use from 1909 until it was demolished in 1969.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Birmingham, AL
• Birmingham Amtrak/L&N Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Birmingham (BHM)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)