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.[2][3]

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)NCRR Corridor
Aberdeen Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusSeasonal; platform only
Station codeAmtrak: NSF
Passengers
FY 20221,989[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cary
toward Charlotte
 Carolinian Raleigh
toward New York
Piedmont Raleigh
Terminus
     Silver Star does not stop here
Location

The station waiting area is a tent on the west corner of Blue Ridge Road and south corner of Hillsborough Street. There are no ticketing services on site.[4] A wheelchair lift stored near the grade crossing provides accessibility to passengers.

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. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "NCDOT Announces Special Train Stops for Fall Events". North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. "Get to the Fair". North Carolina State Fair. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. "North Carolina State Fair, NSF". Amtrak. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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