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Harrisburg station (North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°19′21″N 80°38′28″W / 35.3224°N 80.6410°W / 35.3224; -80.6410
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Harrisburg, NC
General information
Location3945 NC Highway 49 South
Harrisburg, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°19′21″N 80°38′28″W / 35.3224°N 80.6410°W / 35.3224; -80.6410
Owned byTown of Harrisburg
Line(s)NCRR Corridor
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Charlotte
Terminus
Carolinian Kannapolis
toward New York
Piedmont Kannapolis
toward Raleigh

Harrisburg station is a planned infill train station in Harrisburg, North Carolina, located on the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR). When it is completed, Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont will serve the station.[1] The station building will also have office space for the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Department.[1] It will be the nearest Amtrak station to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

History

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The NCRR purchased the 2.982-acre (1.207 ha) parcel on August 16, 2019, to construct a rail station. The town will reimburse NCRR for the land and cost of adding office space to the station.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Harrisburg to get passenger rail station: Scheduled to open in 2021". The Independent Tribune. Hickory, NC. 2019-08-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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