Bradley Station is the main

bus station A bus station, bus depot, or bus interchange is a structure where city buses or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can st ...

Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is the most populous city in and the county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte area, behind Concord, North Carolina, Concord. The po ...

, United States. It is the hub for local bus service Gastonia Transit, and serves as the Gastonia stop for intercity services provided by

Greyhound The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a dog breed, breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Some are kept as show dogs or pets. Greyhounds are defined as a tall, muscular, smooth-c ...

and Sunway Charters, and commuter services to

Charlotte Charlotte most commonly refers to: *Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles ** Princess Charlotte (disambiguation) ** Queen Charlotte (disambiguation) *Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city * Charlotte (cake) ...

operated by

Charlotte Area Transit System The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Charlotte metropolitan area. CATS operates bus and rail transit services in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas. Established in 1999, CATS' ...

. The station is distinct from the Gastonia Amtrak station, which is located approximately east. Bradley Station opened in 1994, as an

adaptive reuse Adaptive reuse is the reuse of an existing building for a purpose other than that for which it was originally built or designed. It is also known as recycling and conversion. The adaptive reuse of buildings can be a viable alternative to new con ...

of an existing building constructed in 1980.

Location

The facility is located at the intersection of Main and Oakland streets in the

Downtown Gastonia Historic District Downtown Gastonia Historic District is a national historic district located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 77 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Gastonia. The comme ...

; several of the brick commercial buildings, that surround the station, were built around the 1940s and are representative of the architecture of that time. Various businesses and restaurants are within walking distance, as well as the Gastonia Conference Center and Gaston County Courthouse.

History

Bradley Station was opened in 1994; it utilized an existing building that was built in 1980 and converted remnants of North Oakland Street, a result of

Norfolk Southern The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The comp ...

tracks that were sunk below grade in a deep concrete-lined ravine in the early 1990s, into a circular bus turnaround. In 2020, the station building was expanded with a 50% increase of additional interior space, that allowed for more office space, a break room, training room, and dispatch window. In January 2021, the Bradley Station

Dog Park A dog park is a park for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners. Description Dog parks have varying features, although they typically offer a fence, separate double-gated entry an ...

was opened, located next to the station building.

Services

The station is owned by the City of Gastonia and operated by Gaston Transit. The station and the 140-space surface

parking lot A parking lot or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surface. In most jurisdi ...

is open 24-hour; however, the station building is open Monday–Saturday during GT business hours. The station building includes tickets/information,

restrooms A public toilet, restroom, bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public. The facilities are available to customers, travelers, employees of a business, school pupils or pris ...

, and waiting area. Outside, a long J-shaped shelter straddles along the circular bus turnaround, providing a shaded outdoor waiting area. The Bradley Station Dog Park is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. All GT routes begin or end at the station, Monday–Saturday. CATS operates, Monday–Friday, four morning and one evening express route to the

Charlotte Transportation Center __NOTOC__ The Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC), also known as Arena or CTC/Arena, is an intermodal transit station in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It serves as the central hub for the Charlotte Area Transit Syste ...

, in

Uptown Charlotte Uptown Charlotte, also called Center City, is the central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The area is split into four wards by the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, and bordered by Interstate 277 and Int ...

. Sunway Charters operates two daily stops, 12:10 p.m. to

and 6:40 p.m. to Boone, with an additional two stops on Friday during ASU Fall/Spring semester.

References

External links

* {{commons category-inline
City of Gastonia in Gastonia, North Carolina – Greyhound
Bus stations in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina Transportation in Gaston County, North Carolina 1994 establishments in North Carolina