North Carolina State Fair station
North Carolina State Fair | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Carolinian at North Carolina State Fair station, in 2010
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| Location | 1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, North Carolina United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′39″N 78°42′22″W | |||||||||||||||||||
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NCRR Corridor Aberdeen Subdivision |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Seasonal; platform only | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: NSF | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 1,989 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. 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.