Hamlet station is an Amtrak train station in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States. The station is located within the Main Street Commercial Historic District and is in walking distance to the National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame.

Hamlet, NC
General information
Location	2 West Main Street Hamlet, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	34°53′01.7″N 79°41′56.6″W
Owned by	City of Hamlet
Line(s)	Hamlet Terminal Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	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 2021	2,175[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Camden toward Miami Silver Star Southern Pines toward New York
Former services 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 Railway Laurinburg toward Wilmington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name	Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot
Designated	November 19, 1971
Reference no.	71000617[2]

History

Hamlet Station was originally built in 1900 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad as both a passenger station and a division headquarters.[3] It was originally called the Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot. In addition to serving the Seaboard's mainline trains between Richmond and Jacksonville, Florida (including the trains Silver Meteor and Silver Star), the station served until 1969 the Silver Comet bound southwest to Athens, Atlanta and Birmingham. Until 1958 the SAL operated a daily passenger train from Wilmington to the SAL's Charlotte station via Hamlet and Monroe.[4][5]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971.[2] 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.[6]

Services

The station, operated by Amtrak, provides inter-city rail service via the Silver Star. The facility is open daily at 5:30am-7:00am and at 10:30pm-12:30am; it includes a Quik-Trak kiosk, waiting area and restrooms. No baggage service is available at this station.[7]

Hamlet Depot & Museums

Located inside the depot building, the museum showcases the history of both the Seaboard Railroad and the City of Hamlet, which includes hands-on exhibits, visual displays and interactive consoles. It also features a scaled model railroad display depicting Hamlet in the early 1950s.

References

External links

• Media related to Hamlet (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Hamlet, NC – Amtrak
• Hamlet, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Hamlet Station – NC By Train
• Hamlet Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)