Toccoa station
Toccoa, 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.
Toccoa, GA | |||||||||||
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| Amtrak inter-city rail station | |||||||||||
![]() Toccoa station | |||||||||||
| Location | 47 North Alexander Street Toccoa, Georgia United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.5785°N 83.3318°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Toccoa | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Crescent | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||
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| Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | TCA (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 3,407[1] | ||||||||||
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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
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
- Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
External links
- Toccoa, GA – Amtrak
- Toccoa Southern Railway Depot (Georgia's Railway History & Heritage)
- Toccoa Amtrak Station(USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
- Toccoa (TCA)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
