Durham station (North Carolina)

Durham
Location 601 West Main Street, Suite 103
Durham, NC
Coordinates 35°59′53″N 78°54′22″W / 35.998094°N 78.90606°W / 35.998094; -78.90606Coordinates: 35°59′53″N 78°54′22″W / 35.998094°N 78.90606°W / 35.998094; -78.90606
Owned by City of Durham
Line(s)
  Carolinian


  Piedmont
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections DATA
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code DNC
History
Opened 2009 (Amtrak)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 83,232[1] Increase 5%
Services

Bikes on Board available for Piedmont

Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
Piedmont
toward Raleigh

Durham is an Amtrak station located in Durham, North Carolina. It is served by two passenger trains: the Carolinian and the Piedmont. The street address is 601 West Main Street and is located in West Village in downtown Durham. The station is open from 6:30am to 9:00pm daily. There is free, unattended parking at the station.

The station is located in the Walker Warehouse building of the former Liggett and Myers complex. It opened on July 8, 2009.[2] The historic warehouse is a brick structure erected in 1897 by the American Tobacco Company trust. Included in the Bright Leaf National Register Historic District, the building is marked by impressive decorative brickwork such as corbeled pendants and mousetoothing at the cornice and parapet. The station was a joint venture of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the city of Durham. The former entered into an agreement with developer Blue Devil Partners to lease and up-fit one third of the Walker Warehouse, while the city was responsible for 25 percent of the lease costs.[3]

Routes

Bus Connections

(At Durham Station Transportation Center)

DATA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16
Triangle Transit: 400, 405, 700, DRX.

View of Durham Station with the former L&M Factory in the background.
Durham Amtrak station seen from above.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ News & Observer 7/9/2009
  3. ↑ "Durham Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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