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Historic train station in Dothan, Alabama

Dothan, AL

Inter-city rail station

General information

Location

Powell Avenue and Headland Avenue, Dothan, Alabama
USA

Owned by

Wiregrass Transit Authority

History

Closed

1979

Rebuilt

early 2000s

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Thomasvilletoward St. Petersburg or Miami		Floridian	Montgomerytoward Chicago
Preceding station	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad		Following station
Grimestoward Montgomery		Montgomery – Waycross	Cowarttoward Waycross
Terminus		Dothan – Abbeville	Grimestoward Abbeville
Grimestoward Elba		Elba – Dothan	Terminus

Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

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Location

Jct. of Powell St. and Headland Ave., Dothan, Alabama

Coordinates

31°13′50″N 85°23′30″W / 31.23056°N 85.39167°W / 31.23056; -85.39167

Area

less than one acre

Built

1907 (1907)

NRHP reference No.

93001519

Significant dates

Added to NRHP

January 21, 1994

Designated ARLH

August 3, 1990

The Dothan station, also known as Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot, is a historic train station in Dothan, Alabama. It was built in 1907 as the largest and busiest on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between Montgomery, Alabama, and Thomasville, Georgia and replaced a former freight depot. The Atlantic Coast Line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. In 1971, Amtrak took over passenger rail service in the United States and Dothan station was served by the Floridian until 1979.

The depot is two stories, with a one-story portion on the western third. The first story's hipped roof wraps around the entire building, and has deep eaves supported by large brackets. All windows are two-over-two sashes with heavy granite sills and lintels. Double-leaf doors with transoms led to the two waiting rooms. The track side has a projecting bay that served as the ticketing window.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
"Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
Dollar, John M.; Chloe Mercer (September 1992). "Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

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