North Carolina State Fair station

North Carolina State Fair (NSF) 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. Amtrak lists the address as "1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27606", and the station code is NSF, rather than the Raleigh Union Station (RGH), located at 510 West Martin Street, Raleigh. The NSF station waiting area is a covered tent on the west corner of Blue Ridge Road and south corner of Hillsborough Street. Tickets are sold online, at an Amtrak staffed station, by mobile app or by paying cash to the conductor if seats are available.[1] A wheelchair lift located near the grade crossings and is accessibility for handicapped passengers.

North Carolina State Fair
Location	1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35°47′39″N 78°42′22″W
Line(s)	H-Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Seasonal; platform only
Station code	NSF (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Cary toward Charlotte Carolinian Raleigh toward New York

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.