Guilford County is a county full of people from here, there, and everywhere around. Named for Major Nathaniel Greene, following his commander role in the battle at Guilford Courthouse in 1781, the town was established close to the center of Guilford County and was named Greensboro. In 1840 Governor Morehead selected Greensboro as the location for a new rail line.
The Southern Railway depot was built in 1927 and can be found around the corner from downtown Greensboro. The station itself was built by the New York Architectural firm Fellheimer and Wagner. The depot houses waiting rooms for departing passengers, as well as local, regional, and interstate bus services. At it's peak in the 1940's one could see as many as 40 passenger trains coming through Greensboro in one day. The station has been used as a transportation hub for many years, but faced a few years of solitude when the depot was closed due to need of renovations in 1979 and the depot was donated to the City of Greensboro. In restoring the depot, reconfigurations were made to portions of the track near the original station, a new baggage tunnel was built and the existing passenger tunnel was extended. Platforms and canopies for the depot were also added for passenger convenience. The update did well for the depot as it is now a fully functional train and bus hub that brings many people in and out of Greensboro on a daily basis.
Last year, the station saw approximately 105,000 passengers and brought in about 4.5 million dollars for the city.
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