North Carolina State Fair station

North Carolina State Fair station is a seasonal Amtrak station serving the North Carolina State Fairground in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is served by Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont trains when the fair is in operation in mid-October. The station waiting area is a covered tent on the west corner of Blue Ridge Road and south corner of Hillsborough Street. Tickets are sold online, at an Amtrak staffed station, by mobile app or by paying cash to the conductor if seats are available.[1] A wheelchair lift located near the grade crossings provides accessibility for handicapped passengers.

North Carolina State Fair
The Carolinian at North Carolina State Fair station, in 2010
General information
Location1025 Blue Ridge Road,
Raleigh, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°47′39″N 78°42′22″W
Line(s)Aberdeen Subdivision
North Carolina Railroad (H-Line)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusSeasonal; platform only
Station codeNSF (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cary
toward Charlotte
Carolinian Raleigh
toward New York
Piedmont Raleigh
Terminus
     Silver Star does not stop here

Across the tracks from the fairgrounds is an abandoned freight spur leading to what is today a North Carolina Department of Transportation equipment storage facility along Beryl Road, as well as another one leading to what is now a storage warehouse. Sidetracks exist on both sides of the tracks between Powell Drive and Blue Ridge Road.


References

  1. "North Carolina State Fair, NSF". Amtrak. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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