Union Station (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Union Station as seen in April 2008
A rendering of the new Union Station


The Union Station in Raleigh, North Carolina was constructed in 1890 by the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line, at the corner of Dawson and West Martin streets. It also served the original Norfolk Southern Railway and the Southern Railway, with a total of four tracks. Being a stub-end station, Union Station was inconvenient to operate. Seaboard built a new run-through station for itself in 1942, as did Southern in 1950 (now used by Amtrak). By that time, the original Norfolk Southern had discontinued its passenger trains.[1][2][3]

The head-house of Union Station survives as an office building. The former platform area was redeveloped as industrial property.

On April 23, 2010 the city of Raleigh announced a plan to construct a new "Union Station" not far from the 1890 site.[4] The facility would serve the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, conventional Amtrak trains, future Commuter rail over the North Carolina Railroad, Capital Area Transit (Raleigh), Triangle Transit, and Greyhound Lines.[5] The new "Union Station" is to be west of the 1890 station.[5] The station is scheduled to be finished in 2017, offering Amtrak, Capitol Area Transit, and Triangle Transit Authority services.[6][7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Waymarking (Old Union Station; Raleigh, North Carolina)". Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Five North Carolina Railroad Stations and Other Railroad and Traction Structures in". Piedmont and Western Railroad Club. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Wiggins, C.A., Jr. "TRIPS TO GRAN - FA'S HOUSE". Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ Bowens, Dan (April 26, 2010). "Plan for Raleigh transit hub picks up steam". wral.com. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Siceloff, Bruce (April 23, 2010). "Raleigh will consider new transit proposal". News & Observer. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ Burns, Matthew (September 4, 2013). "Raleigh transit hub gets federal grant". wral.com. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Raleigh Union Station". NCDOT. Retrieved September 5, 2013.

Coordinates: 35°46′38″N 78°38′37″W / 35.7772°N 78.6437°W