Burlington station (North Carolina)

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Burlington, NC
2008-08-22 Burlington train station.jpg
General information
Location101 North Main Street
Burlington, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates 36°05′42″N79°26′07″W / 36.095129°N 79.435186°W / 36.095129; -79.435186
Owned by North Carolina Railroad
Line(s) NCRR Corridor
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Bus-logo.svg Link: Purple
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking25 spaces
Other information
StatusUnstaffed; attendant available
Station code Amtrak: BNC
History
Opened2003
Passengers
FY 202326,767 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Greensboro
toward Charlotte
Carolinian Durham
toward New York
Piedmont Durham
toward Raleigh
Location
Burlington station (North Carolina)

Burlington station is a train station in Burlington, North Carolina. It is served by Amtrak, the United States' passenger rail system, and hosts two Amtrak trains, the Carolinian and Piedmont. The street address is 101 North Main Street, and is located in the heart of downtown Burlington.

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History

The present Railroad Depot was once the site of a large locomotive repair shop facility during the mid-19th century for the North Carolina Railroad. On this site was a camp of recruitment and instruction for the 6th North Carolina Troops during the American Civil War. In July 1861, these troops left Company Shops to ride by rail to the Battle of Manassas, Virginia. this was the first time in American history that military personnel were transported by rail in to combat.

In 1895 the property was acquired by the Southern Railway, along with the rest of NCRR. It was restored as a railroad station in 2003. There is a small museum in the lobby of the train station that depicts the railroad history of Company Shops and its progression into the city of Burlington. [2] Prior to this period, trains stopped at a prefabricated office trailer, and before this a former Southern Railway station that was moved to another part of Burlington in order to make way for a road improvement project. [3]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. "Burlington Station (NCDOT Rail)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  3. Burlington Amtrak Station & Former Amtrak and Southern Railway Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)