Toccoa station

34°34′43″N 83°19′54″W / 34.5785°N 83.3318°W / 34.5785; -83.3318Owned byCity of ToccoaLine(s)NS Greenville DistrictPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingYesOther informationStatusFlag stop; unstaffedStation codeAmtrak: TCAHistoryOpened1915Original companySouthern RailwayPassengersFY 20231,793^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Gainesville toward New Orleans		Crescent		Clemson toward New York

Former services
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Mount Airy toward Birmingham Main Line Madison toward Washington, D.C. Terminus Toccoa – Elberton Eastanollee toward Elberton

Location

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.

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

External links

Media related to Toccoa station at Wikimedia Commons

• Toccoa, GA – Amtrak
• Toccoa, GA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)