Raleigh Union Station
intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for GoTriangle. The station is located at the Boylan Wye, a railroad junction used by CSX and Norfolk Southern, and adjacent to the Depot Historic District in downtown Raleigh.
As of fiscal year 2018, it is the second busiest station in North Carolina, behind Charlotte, and one of the busiest in the Southeast.
Station design and services
The station has four levels identified as Street, Main, Lower Mezzanine and Upper Mezzanine. It has 26,000 square feet (2,400 m2) of building space, with 9,200 square feet (850 m2) of passenger rail space. The island platform is 920 ft (280 m) long, offering level boarding and is fully accessible compliant; it is the first high-level platform in North Carolina, and one of two high-level platforms south of Washington on Amtrak lines, the other being Roanoke. The facility is open daily at 6:00am–11:00pm, which includes a ticket office, passenger assistance, baggage service and a civic hall (waiting area).
Operated by Amtrak, the station is served by 12 trains per day:
The Carolinian, with one train heading toward New York after the morning rush and one heading toward Charlotte during the afternoon rush
The Piedmont (northern terminus), a regional companion of the Carolinian that runs four round-trips to and from Charlotte.
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