Cary Station
211 North Academy Street

Station Description: Passenger train service returned to Cary when NCDOT and Amtrak began the Piedmont service in May 1995. Passengers boarded the trains from a 200-foot platform beside the NCRR tracks. Built by the NCDOT, this platform served as Cary's "station" for Piedmont and Carolinian passengers for more than a year while the current Cary Depot was being built. Cary's historic passenger station had been torn down in the 1970s.

The current Cary Depot, built by the town of Cary and Triangle Transit Authority, was completed in 1996. It houses a waiting area for Amtrak passengers and local and regional transit bus patrons as well as a DMV Driver's License Office. The Depot is located at 211 North Academy Street where the NCRR and CSX tracks merge.

Financing: $636,999 Town of Cary, $100,000 Triangle Transit Authority.

Platform Project: In 2006, a platform was constructed on the CSX line and the Silver Star (New York to Miami) began daily service to Cary. The CSX "S-line" platform was paid for by NCDOT Rail Division ($270,000) and the Town of Cary ($30,000).

Cary Amtrak Schedule