Rocky Mount (Amtrak station)

Rocky Mount
Front entrance to Rocky Mount station.
Location	101 Hammond Street Rocky Mount, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35°56′17″N 77°47′52″W / 35.9380°N 77.7977°W / 35.9380; -77.7977Coordinates: 35°56′17″N 77°47′52″W / 35.9380°N 77.7977°W / 35.9380; -77.7977
Owned by	City of Rocky Mount
Line(s)	North End Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Bus routes	8
Bus stands	7
Bus operators	Greyhound Tar River Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	35 spaces; free
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Disabled access	Yes
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
Other information
Station code	RMT (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1893
Rebuilt	1911-12, 1916, 1997-2000
Original company	Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	52,631  2.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Wilson toward Charlotte Carolinian Petersburg toward New York Penn Wilson toward Savannah Palmetto Fayetteville toward Miami Silver Meteor Raleigh toward Miami Silver Star
Former services Preceding station   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad   Following station South Rocky Mount toward Tampa Union Station Main Line Battleboro toward Richmond Broad Street Station Nashville toward Lassiter Lassiter Branch Terminus Terminus Rocky Mount – Kinston Tarboro toward Kinston Terminus Norfolk Branch Tarboro toward Norfolk
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Official name	Atlantic Coastline Railroad Station
Designated	June 19, 1980
Part of	Rocky Mount Central City Historic District
Reference no.	80002826, 09000659
Architectural style	None Specified

Helen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station, often shortened to Rocky Mount, is an intermodal transit station in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while an adjacent building serves as the bus terminus for the Tar River Transit and as a Greyhound stop. The station is located just south of downtown Rocky Mount and is part of the Rocky Mount Central City Historic District.

Rocky Mount station was originally built in 1893 by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, in dark red brick Romanesque Revivial style. After the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought the W&WR, they rebuilt the station between 1911 and 1912, and again in 1916. During the 1960s ACL built a modern structure within the station to store switches and signal equipment before the railroad was merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.

In 1995, the 2.23-acre (0.90 ha) property, which included the station and a former REA Express freight house (c. 1930), was sold to the City of Rocky Mount. Between 1997 and 2000, the station was restored to its early 20th century design features, with additional ADA-compliant platforms and other amenities. The freight house was converted into a bus terminal for the Tar River Transit and Greyhound stop. In 2010, the station was named after Helen P. Gay, a former member of the Rocky Mount City Council who was instrumental in the station's restoration project.