Harrisburg station (North Carolina)

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Harrisburg, NC
General information
Location3945 NC Highway 49 South
Harrisburg, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates 35°19′21″N80°38′28″W / 35.3224°N 80.6410°W / 35.3224; -80.6410
Owned byTown of Harrisburg
Line(s) NCRR Corridor
Future services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Charlotte
Terminus
 Carolinian Kannapolis
toward New York
Piedmont Kannapolis
toward Raleigh

Harrisburg station is a planned infill train station in Harrisburg, North Carolina, located on the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR). When it is completed, Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont will serve the station. [1] The station building will also have office space for the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Department. [1] It will be the nearest Amtrak station to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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History

The NCRR purchased the 2.982-acre (1.207 ha) parcel on August 16, 2019, to construct a rail station. The town will reimburse NCRR for the land and cost of adding office space to the station. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Harrisburg to get passenger rail station: Scheduled to open in 2021". The Independent Tribune. Hickory, NC. August 27, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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