North Carolina State Fair station

North Carolina State Fair
The Carolinian at North Carolina State Fair station, in 2010
General information
Location	1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35°47′39″N 78°42′22″W
Line(s)	Aberdeen Subdivision North Carolina Railroad (H-Line)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Seasonal; platform only
Station code	Amtrak: NSF
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Cary toward Charlotte Carolinian Raleigh toward New York Piedmont Raleigh Terminus      Silver Star does not stop here
Location

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 covered tent on the west corner of Blue Ridge Road and south corner of Hillsborough Street. Tickets are sold online, at an Amtrak staffed station, by mobile app or by paying cash to the conductor if seats are available. A wheelchair lift located near the grade crossings provides accessibility for disabled 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.

External links

Media related to North Carolina State Fair station at Wikimedia Commons

• North Carolina State Fair – Amtrak
• North Carolina State Fair – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• N.C. State Fair Station – NC By Train