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Selma Union Depot

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The station was 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
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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
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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.
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The original station in the area was the Mitchner station, built in 1855 a few blocks from the current station. The building still exists and is believed to be the oldest surviving train station in North Carolina.
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began stopping there. In February 2024, Amtrak completed the $ 2.5 million project, with upgrades that makes the station fully compliant to the
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A wood-frame structure at the current site was constructed in 1897. The current station was built as its replacement in 1924 by architect
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The Southern Railway trains were east–west trains on the North Carolina section of the
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It is located at 500 East Railroad Street in the heart of downtown Selma. The
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Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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on June 24, 1982. Amtrak service to Selma began on October 31, 1982, when the
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Selma-Smithfield, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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History & Heritage – Selma Historic Union Station (Visit Selma.org)
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Selma-Smithfield Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
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Mitchener station was the predecessor to the current station
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Buildings and structures in Johnston County, North Carolina
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have their northern split here, but do not stop in Selma.
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Plaques for the depot's NRHP status and 2002 restoration.
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Selma–Smithfield (Amtrak station)

Selma, North Carolina
35°31′58″N 78°16′48″W / 35.53278°N 78.28000°W / 35.53278; -78.28000
NCRR Corridor
South End Subdivision
side platforms
Amtrak
SSM

Amtrak
Raleigh
Charlotte
Carolinian
Wilson
New York
Fayetteville
Savannah
Palmetto
Auto Train
Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Smithfield
Tampa
Main Line
Micro
Richmond
Southern Railway
Wilson's Mills

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