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Cary (Amtrak station)
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The Cary Amtrak Station, located in Cary, North Carolina
, is served by four passenger trains, the Silver Star and Carolinian and Piedmont
services. The address is 211 North Academy Street, located in the historic center of the town.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation
erected a small station building in 1996, a year after Amtrak
revived passenger service to Cary and approximately 20 years after the station that had served both the Southern Railway and the Seaboard Air Line was torn down.. In 2010-2011 NCDOT expanded the station with a larger waiting room, restrooms, and a staffed ticket sales window. Checked baggage service is available for the Carolinian and Piedmont trains, but not the Silver Star. Passengers without checked baggage may transfer at Cary between the Silver Star and either the Carolinian or Piedmont trains, but passengers desiring such a transfer with checked baggage must do so at the nearby Raleigh Amtrak station
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The Cary station has about 130 free parking spaces, whereas the Raleigh station has insufficient parking. Passengers boarding trains at Cary, however, are subject to weather.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Cary was the eighth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 110 passengers daily.
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham...
, is served by four passenger trains, the Silver Star and Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont collectively refers to two state-supported Amtrak services in North Carolina:*the Carolinian, a daily train between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City...
services. The address is 211 North Academy Street, located in the historic center of the town.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:...
erected a small station building in 1996, a year after Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
revived passenger service to Cary and approximately 20 years after the station that had served both the Southern Railway and the Seaboard Air Line was torn down.. In 2010-2011 NCDOT expanded the station with a larger waiting room, restrooms, and a staffed ticket sales window. Checked baggage service is available for the Carolinian and Piedmont trains, but not the Silver Star. Passengers without checked baggage may transfer at Cary between the Silver Star and either the Carolinian or Piedmont trains, but passengers desiring such a transfer with checked baggage must do so at the nearby Raleigh Amtrak station
Raleigh (Amtrak station)
The Raleigh Amtrak Station, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains, the Silver Star, Piedmont and Carolinian. The street address is 320 West Cabarrus Street, and is located just to the southwest of downtown Raleigh....
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The Cary station has about 130 free parking spaces, whereas the Raleigh station has insufficient parking. Passengers boarding trains at Cary, however, are subject to weather.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Cary was the eighth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 110 passengers daily.