Lexington (Amtrak station)

Lexington

The Piedmont arrives at the temporary platforms of Lexington Amtrak station during the Lexington Barbecue Festival
Location Center Street and Railroad Tracks
Lexington Barbecue Festival
Lexington, NC 27292
Coordinates 35°49′13″N 80°15′09″W / 35.82028°N 80.25250°WCoordinates: 35°49′13″N 80°15′09″W / 35.82028°N 80.25250°W
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 5 (2 main tracks, 3 spur tracks)
Construction
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Station code LEX
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
toward Charlotte
Piedmont
toward Raleigh

Lexington is a conditional Amtrak station serving a former freight house in Lexington, North Carolina. It is served by Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont and is only open during the Lexington Barbecue Festival.

The station operates out of a temporary platform near a former Southern Railway freight house,[1] which is now the Lexington Farmer's Market.[2][3] The freight house itself is used for festival activities, and is located along a pair of spur tracks. A third spur track is located between the main tracks and the side along the freight house. Though Amtrak gives the address as being at "Center Street at the railroad tracks," it's actually located around the corner along South Railroad Street. Center Street is located along a bridge over the tracks northeast of the freight house.

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