Cary station (North Carolina)

Cary
Location	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
Owned by	Town of Cary
Line(s)	Carolinian and Piedmont   Silver Star
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	C-Tran local bus service
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CYN
History
Opened	1996
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2014)	87,548[1]  1.26%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Durham, NC toward Charlotte Carolinian Raleigh toward New York City North Carolina State Fair (Open only during the North Carolina State Fair) toward New York City Durham, NC toward Charlotte Piedmont Raleigh Terminus Southern Pines toward Miami Silver Star Raleigh toward New York City

Cary is a train station located in Cary, North Carolina. It is served by three Amtrak trains: the Silver Star, 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.

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
• Cary, NC (CYN) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)