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Amtrak - Lexington, NC (LEX)



LEXINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA
(LEX)


Station Data:

Address

Center Street & Railroad Track
Lexington, NC 27292

Map

Location

35.82 N, 80.25 W

Elevation

232m / 760ft

Population

18,931 (Census 2010)

Staff

Unstaffed

Building

Former Freight Building

Ridership

542 (FY2013)

 

Amtrak Trains:

Train Name

Route

CAROLINIAN

[ New York, NY - Richmond, VA - Raleigh, NC - Charlotte, NC ]

PIEDMONT

[ Raleigh, NC - Greensboro, NC - Charlotte, NC ]


Lexington, NC Amtrak station is a conditional stop station.  Trains stop on the date when the Barbecue Festival is open.  All daytime trains (Piedmont and Carolinian) stop at Lexington to receive and discharge passengers.  For more detail of 2010 Lexington Barbecue Festival Amtrak Station Information, please click HERE (pdf file).



Visited October, 23 2010

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Lexington Station (Former Freight Building)

Track Side

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Welcome to the Barbecue Capital

Opens only on Sun in 4th week of October

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Waiting Area

Free Drink Bar

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Train #74 arrived

Train #74 arrived

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Looking Northeast (New York, Raleigh)

Looking Southwest (Charlotte)

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Temporary Platform

Temporary Platform

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Temporary Platform

Train #75 - Arriving

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Train #75 - Discharging

Train #75 - Boarding

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Train #75 - Departing

Train #75 - Departing

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Lexington BBQ Festival

Main Street (Looking Southwest)

Lexington BBQ Festival

Main Street (Looking Northeast)



Lexington Station, The freight building is found behind the station (July 1970)

Lexington Station (August 1971)




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