Station Data:

Address

510 West Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Location

35.77 N, 78.64 W

Elevation

91 m / 300 ft

Population

403,892 (Census 2010)

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

5:45 am - 10:30 pm  Daily

Building

Built in 2018

Ridership

154,432 (FY2018)

Amtrak Trains:

Train Name

Route

CAROLINIAN

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

PIEDMONT

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

SILVER STAR

[ New York, NY - Columbia, SC - Tampa, FL - Miami, FL ]

Station Improvement:
Amtrak began serving the new Raleigh Union Station on July 10, 2018, relocating from the smaller Cabarrus Street station about two blocks to the southeast. Located on the western edge of downtown, Union Station is envisioned as the hub of a new mixed-use district that will include residential, retail and office units as well as space for cultural institutions.

(Source - "Great American Station" Rail Service Begins At Raleigh Union Station)

Visited December 29, 2019 (Raleigh Union Station opened in 2018)

Amtrak Raleigh Station

Amtrak Raleigh Station

Amtrak Raleigh Station

Amtrak Raleigh Station

Amtrak Ticket Counter

Waiting Area

Huge room

East Exit

To Platform (for Amtrak employees)

Platform (Looking East)

Looking Southeast (New York)

Looking Northwest (Miami and Charlotte)

Visited October 24, 2010 (Former station used by Amtrak until 2018, already demolished)

Built in 1950 by Southern Railway

Amtrak relocated from SAL depot in 1986

Entrance (West Side)

Parking Lot in front of Station

Platform

Platform Side

Lounge for First Class Passengers

Amtrak Ticket Counter

Waiting Area

Waiting Area

Platform

Platform

Looking Northwest (Miami and Charlotte)

Looking Southeast (New York)

Looking Northwest (Miami and Charlotte)

Cabarrus Street near Station (Looking East)

Visited February 13, 2008

Northbound Silver Star arrived on time

Engineers changed at Raleigh

North Carolina State Capitol

State Capitol was built in 1840

Visited September 2, 2005

Southern Railway Station built in 1950

Looking Downtown (East)

Looking Northwest (Miami and Charlotte)

Looking Southeast (New York)

Silver Star #91 (4 hours behind the schedule)

Visited February 16, 2002

Southern Railway Station built in 1950

Ticket Counter

Looking Northwest (Miami and Charlotte)

Looking Southeast (New York)

1st Amtrak Raleigh Station - Seaboard Station

Raleigh Seaboard Station used by Amtrak until 1986 (December 1977)

Raleigh Seaboard Station used by Amtrak until 1986 (June 1983)

Amtrak Train at Raleigh Seaboard Station (October 1984)

Amtrak Train at Raleigh Seaboard Station (April 1985)

Closed Raleigh Seaboard Station (December 1992)

2nd Amtrak Raleigh Station - Southern Railway Station

Raleigh Southern Railway Station used by Amtrak from 1986 to 2018 (October 1986)