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Peachtree Station

Peachtree
Atlanta
Atlanta Amtrak Station.jpg
Exterior of Peachtree Station
Location 1688 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
United States
Owned by Southern Railway A&C Division
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections MARTA bus; Route 110
Construction
Parking Yes; Paid; Limited
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code ATL
History
Opened 1918
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 79,915 Decrease 6.3%
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent
Peachtree Southern Railway Station
Peachtree station is located in Atlanta
Peachtree station
Peachtree station is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Peachtree station
Peachtree station is located in the US
Peachtree station
Location 1688 Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Coordinates 33°47′58″N 84°23′34″W / 33.79938°N 84.39275°W / 33.79938; -84.39275Coordinates: 33°47′58″N 84°23′34″W / 33.79938°N 84.39275°W / 33.79938; -84.39275
Built 1918
Architect Hentz, Reid & Adler
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 76000628
Added to NRHP September 14, 1976

Peachtree is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent passenger train. The street address is 1688 Peachtree Street, Northwest, in the Brookwood section of town between Buckhead and Midtown.

Designed by architect Neel Reid, it was built in 1918 as a commuter stop on the northside of town for the Southern Railway whose main stop was Terminal Station downtown. The new station was formally named Peachtree Station by Southern; informally it was widely referred to as Brookwood Station. Terminal Station closed in 1970, and after the start of Amtrak in 1971 when Union Station closed, Peachtree Station became the only passenger station in Atlanta still open. Amtrak took over the Crescent from Southern in 1979 and became the station's tenant.

Designed in an Italian Renaissance style of architecture, the depot features Palladian windows and classical elements such as pilasters and a molded entablature.

Amtrak passengers often note that the station is small and is elevated far above the tracks, requiring use of a long stairway or elevator. This design reflects the original intent of the station as a suburban stop and the much smaller size of Atlanta at the turn of the 20th century.

The interior of the station underwent an extensive remodeling in preparation for the 1996 Olympics, held in Atlanta.

For some time, there have been proposals for a new Amtrak station in downtown. In April 2011, the city of Atlanta submitted an application for a grant seeking $22.5 million to relocate the station approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south to Northside Drive and 17th Street, near the multi-use community of Atlantic Station. However, the deal fell through, and the property instead sold to Fuqua Development.


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