Cary station (North Carolina)

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.

Cary, NC
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location	211 North Academy Street Cary, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35.788611°N 78.781328°W / 35.788611; -78.781328
Owned by	Town of Cary
Line(s)	H-Line Aberdeen Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	GoCary: 3, 4, 5, 6, 55 GoTriangle: 300, 301
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	123 spaces; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CYN (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1996
Rebuilt	2005, 2011
Passengers
FY2018	82,212[1]  0.65%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Durham toward Charlotte Carolinian Raleigh toward New York North Carolina State Fair (Seasonal) toward New York Piedmont Raleigh Terminus Southern Pines toward Miami Silver Star Raleigh toward New York

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] It was initially an infill station on the Piedmont, and was the last stop before its terminus in Raleigh, nine miles east. The Carolinian began serving the station in 1997, with the Silver Star following in 2005. In 2010-2011 NCDOT expanded the station with a larger waiting room, restrooms, and a staffed ticket sales window with checked baggage service.

The Cary station has about 130 free parking spaces, whereas the Raleigh station has paid parking. Passengers boarding trains at Cary, however, are subject to weather.