Английская Википедия:Cary station (North Carolina)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox station Cary station is an active train station located in Cary, North Carolina. It is served by three Amtrak trains: the Шаблон:Lnl, Шаблон:Lnl, and Шаблон:Lnl services.[1] Service from the Cary station is to Charlotte, Miami, New York, and points in between.[2]
History
The railroad came to Cary in 1854 with the arrival of the North Carolina Railroad.[3] This is the northernmost track in Cary today, and it was originally built mostly by enslaved people.[3] A second line for the Chatham Railroad was completed in 1868, creating a railroad crossing in Cary.[3] Regular passenger service to Cary started in 1867.[3] The Chatham Railroad constructed a passenger waiting room and warehouse in Cary by 1871.[3] By the early 20th century, Cary residents used both railroads for daily trips to Raleigh for shopping.[3] However, during the Great Depression, rail service was discontinued.[3]
Cary's historic station was demolished in about 1976.[4] It had served the Southern Railway and the Seaboard Air Line. When Amtrak passenger service to Cary resumed in 1995, there was no longer a depot.[4] This initial Amtrak service was an infill station on the Piedmont, a state-owned regional railroad operated by Amtrak and mostly financed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.[4]
Current station
In 1996, the North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division erected a platform and shelter for the H Line, north of the station, at the cost of $100,000.[5][4] This was just prior to the opening of the new Cary Station which cost $737,000—$637,000 from the town and $100,000 from the Triangle Transit Authority.[5][4] The state-subsidized Carolinian, began serving the station in 1997, in addition to the Piedmont.[4]
In 2006, the North Carolina Department of Transportation constructed a platform on the S Line, south of the station, which allowed the Silver Star (New York-Tampa-Miami) to begin service to Cary.[4] The town contributed $30,000 or 10% of the project's cost.[4]
The station was expanded at the cost of $2 million in NCDOT and Federal Railroad Administration funds in 2010 and 2011.[4] The station reopened on September 1, 2011, and featured a larger waiting room, restrooms, and a staffed ticket sales window with checked baggage service.[1][4]
The Cary station has about 130 free parking spaces.
Awards
In Amtrak's 2017 customer satisfaction survey, the Cary Station ranked #1 in "overall experience," beating more than 450 stations for the honor.[1] Amtrak customers reviewed stations based on cleanliness, ease of boarding, safety, signage, and staff friendliness.[1]
References
External links
Шаблон:Amtrak North Carolina stations Шаблон:Cary, North Carolina Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Stradling, Richard (November 9, 2017). "Top-Rated Amtrak Station in Downtown Cary". The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC). pp. A4. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 4,6 4,7 4,8 4,9 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Cary Station (NCDOT Rail)
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