Hamlet station

Hamlet, NC
File:Hamlet - Hamlet - 20201010172207.jpg Hamlet station in 2020
General information
Location	2 West Main Street Hamlet, North Carolina United States
Coordinates
Owned by	City of Hamlet
Line	Hamlet Terminal Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Architectural style	Victorian Queen Anne
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Amtrak: HAM
Website	hamlethistoricdepot.org
History
Opened	1900
Rebuilt	2002–2004
Original company	Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Passengers
FY 2024	4,287 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station File:BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station Camden toward Miami Floridian Southern Pines toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station File:BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station Camden toward Miami Silver Star until 2024 Southern Pines toward New York Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Kollocks toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Marston toward Richmond Gibson toward Savannah East Carolina Line Terminus Rockingham toward Rutherfordton Carolina Central Railroad Laurinburg toward Wilmington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name	Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot
Designated	November 19, 1971
Reference no.	71000617
Location

Hamlet station is an Amtrak train station in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States, served by the daily Floridian. The station, built in 1900 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places individually and as part of the Main Street Commercial Historic District.

History

File:Hamlet Depot and S.A.L. Hotel.jpg

1912 postcard of Hamlet station

Hamlet Station was originally built in 1900 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad as both a passenger station and a division headquarters. In addition to serving the Seaboard's mainline trains between Richmond and Florida (including the Silver Meteor and Silver Star), the station served until 1969 the Silver Comet to Birmingham. Until 1958, the SAL operated a daily passenger train from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Charlotte via Hamlet and Monroe.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971 as the Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot. That year, Amtrak took over intercity passenger service. Between 2001 and 2004 the entire Queen Anne-style station house was moved across a set of tracks for safety, and converted into a museum by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.

External links

Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Hamlet, NC – Amtrak
• Hamlet, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Hamlet Station – NC By Train