Passenger Train Routes in Alabama

The Crescent Route

• Amtrak's Crescent route runs daily between New York City and New Orleans, a 30-hour trip. Along with its three stops in Alabama at Anniston, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, trains also stop at Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

Anniston, Ala.

• The Amtrak station in Anniston is open between 9:40 and 11:40 a.m., and from 3 to 5:00 p.m. There are no ticket office hours and no help available for baggage handling, but it does have an enclosed waiting area.

  Amtrak Station
  126 W. Fourth St.
  Anniston, AL 36201
  800-872-7245

Birmingham, Ala.

• The Birmingham station is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily and offers a ticket office, baggage service and Quik-Trak service, which allows you to pick up tickets you've reserved online. The station also has an enclosed waiting area.

  1819 Morris Avenue
  Birmingham, AL 35203
  800-872-7245

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• The Amtrak station in Tuscaloosa and its ticket office are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, with baggage service available. The station has an enclosed waiting area.

  2105 Greensboro Ave.
  Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
  800-872-7245