Cary (Amtrak station)

Cary
Station statistics
Address	211 North Academy Street Cary, NC
Coordinates	35°47′19″N 78°46′53″W / 35.788611°N 78.781328°W / 35.788611; -78.781328Coordinates: 35°47′19″N 78°46′53″W / 35.788611°N 78.781328°W / 35.788611; -78.781328
Line(s)	Carolinian and Piedmont   Silver Star
Connections	C-Tran local bus service
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes; free
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	1996
Accessible
Station code	CYN
Owned by	Town of Cary
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	88,669[1]  13%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Durham, NC toward Charlotte Carolinian Raleigh toward New York City Piedmont Raleigh Terminus Southern Pines toward Miami Silver Star Raleigh toward New York City

The Cary Amtrak Station, located in Cary, North Carolina, is served by three 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.^[2] 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, Piedmont and Silver Star trains.

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.

Routes

• Carolinian and Piedmont
• Silver Star (Amtrak train)

References

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Cary, NC
• Cary Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles -- Wake County
• Cary opens new passenger train station