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Location | 201 South Main Street Kannapolis, North Carolina United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°29′46″N80°37′29″W / 35.4960°N 80.6246°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Kannapolis | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | NCRR Corridor Charlotte District | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Rider: Blue, Brown [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 34 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Gomes & Staub | |||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Colonial Revival | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed; attendant available | |||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: KAN | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 21,022 [2] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kannapolis station is an Amtrak train station in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States. It is located at 201 South Main Street, within walking distance of Atrium Health Ballpark and the North Carolina Research Campus, in downtown Kannapolis.
This facility was completed in December 2004 to serve as a permanent replacement for the temporary facility that was across the parking lot from where the current facility rests. [3] The station blends with the existing architecture of downtown Kannapolis, with Gomes & Staub serving as architect and Titus Construction serving as general contractor. [4]
The station, operated by Amtrak, is served by eight trains per day.
The facility is open daily at 6:30am-1:00pm and at 3:00pm-8:30pm; it includes Quik-Trak kiosks, waiting area and restrooms. No baggage service is available at this station. [5]
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