Charlotte station (Amtrak)
Charlotte, NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1914 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°14′28″N 80°49′22″W / 35.24111°N 80.82278°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Norfolk Southern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | NCRR Corridor Charlotte District | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | CATS: 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 80 spaces; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Walter Hook Associates, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mid-century modern | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Southern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 328,008 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlotte station is an Amtrak station located at 1914 North Tryon Street, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the northeast of Uptown Charlotte. Owned by Norfolk Southern, it is located near that railroad's yard outside Uptown.
It is the southern terminus for the Carolinian and Piedmont, as well as a service stop on the Crescent. As of fiscal year 2023, it is the busiest station in North Carolina, and one of the busiest in the Southeast.
The outdated station, disconnected from the city center, will be replaced by a new station uptown, Charlotte Gateway Station, which is scheduled to open for Amtrak service by 2028.