Wake Forest station
Wake Forest, NC | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 120 South White Street[1] Wake Forest, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′43″N 78°30′35″W / 35.9785°N 78.5098°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Town of Wake Forest | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | S-Line (Norlina Subdivision) | ||||||||||||
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Wake Forest station is a planned train station in Wake Forest, North Carolina, located on the S-Line (Norlina Subdivision) and Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor (SEC).[1] When it is completed, Amtrak's Piedmont will serve the station.
History
On September 19, 2023, the town of Wake Forest proposed the new station to be located at the former site of the Seaboard freight station in the center of town and pledged $3.3 million in matching funds towards its construction.[1] However, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) cautioned that the engineering work has yet to be done to determine if the station will fit at the proposed location.[2]
In December 2023, NCDOT was awarded nearly $1.09 billion in Federal Railroad Administration grants that will be used to upgrade the S-Line between Raleigh and Wake Forest.[3] With construction along the line to begin in 2024, NCDOT has a tentative completion date of 2030, which includes the station.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Town commits to building S-Line station". The Wake Forest Gazette. September 20, 2023. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Stradling, Richard (December 14, 2023). "NCDOT got $1.1 billion to build a railroad in Wake County. What does that buy?". The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Biden Administration Awards NC Historic $1.09 Billion Grant for S-Line, Faster Raleigh-Richmond Passenger Rail" (Press release). North Carolina Governor. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Justin (January 3, 2024). "S-Line expansion to include Wake Forest station". The Wake Weekly. Wake Forest, NC. Retrieved January 6, 2024.