Charlotte station (Amtrak)

Charlotte, NC
Station entrance
General information
Location1914 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°14′28″N 80°49′22″W / 35.24111°N 80.82278°W / 35.24111; -80.82278
Owned byNorfolk Southern Railway
Line(s)NCRR Corridor
Charlotte District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport CATS: 11
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking80 spaces; free
AccessibleYes
ArchitectWalter Hook Associates, Inc.
Architectural styleMid-century modern
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: CLT
History
Opened1962
Original companySouthern Railway
Passengers
FY 2023261,510[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Gastonia Crescent Salisbury
toward New York
Terminus Carolinian Kannapolis
toward New York
Piedmont Kannapolis
toward Raleigh
Former services
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Belmont
toward Birmingham
Main Line Concord
Terminus CharlotteSavannah Griffith
toward Savannah
Derita TaylorsvilleCharlotte Terminus
Location
Map

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 2018, it is the busiest station in North Carolina, and one of the busiest in the Southeast.[2]

The outdated station, disconnected from the city center, will be replaced by a new station uptown, Charlotte Gateway Station, which is tentatively scheduled to open for Amtrak service in 2026-27.[3]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "State Fact Sheets". Amtrak. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  3. ^ "First test train arrives at Charlotte's Gateway Station". wcnc.com. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-19.