Find trains to Raleigh

If you’re taking a Raleigh train that arrives at Union Station, you’ll be getting off just southwest of what is considered the center of the city in the Warehouse District. Raleigh’s city center is where you’ll find museums like the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences along with the North Carolina State Capitol building and various shops and dining places. Depending on where you’re heading to in downtown Raleigh and how far east it is, you can either walk just a few block from where the train lines stop or catch one of the bus routes into town. For instance, there is the free R-Line bus that stops just in front of the station and is used also as a commuter bus, making a loop around downtown Raleigh. The R-Line bus connects Union Station with various shops, entertainment venues and restaurants. At the same bus stop, you’ll also find the GoRaleigh number 8 bus route that takes passengers to Midtown Raleigh.

All of the trains to Raleigh arriving from other cities are operated by the United States national railway, Amtrak. When you book your Raleigh train tickets, you should know what documentation you will need later on to ride with Amtrak. Along with presenting your ticket, you may be required to show a valid form of photo identification. This could happen when you’re purchasing your ticket at the train station when getting on the train or even while onboard. The photo identification can be required of passengers of age and it mustn’t be expired. Documents that are valid forms of identification are state driver’s licenses, passports, student IDs and military IDs, among others.

Passengers with reduced mobility arriving on Raleigh trains may request assistance onboard as well as upon arrival. This service is available during the entire opening hours of the station. All the trains to Raleigh are generally equipped with either a platform or ramp for wheelchair access on and off the coaches, especially since Raleigh Union Station has a high platform. Nonetheless, once off the Raleigh trains, passengers can get around on the accessible platforms and use the wheelchair-accessible elevators available as well. The station has wheelchairs available for passengers who may need assistance and request it. Raleigh Union Station also has accessible restrooms and ticket offices in case passengers wish to purchase their return ticket.

With your Raleigh train tickets, you are always allowed to carry with you up to two personal items and two carry-on bags. Checked bags are generally only an option when both the departure station and the arrival station offer checked baggage services. When booking your tickets, make sure to check if this is the case. In this case, Raleigh Union Station does have a checked baggage service available, so normally passengers with a departing station also offering the service are allowed up to two checked bags as well as the carry-ons. Remember that the checked baggage services are only available during the opening hours of the station. Raleigh Union Station does not have luggage carts available for passengers to move their luggage through the station. However, there is baggage assistance provided by the Station Staff. If you don’t wish to bring your bags with you into Raleigh, Union Station also has a checked luggage and normal baggage storage area available.

The main station in Raleigh-Durham is Raleigh North Carolina - State Fair. At Raleigh North Carolina - State Fair, you can find a number of trains offering service to other major cities.

If you are traveling from Raleigh North Carolina - State Fair station, Raleigh station or Durham station to the center of Raleigh-Durham, then the most direct route is 7.4 mi, 10.7 mi and 10.5 mi, respectively.

From Raleigh North Carolina - State Fair, it’s 1.4 mi to get to North Carolina State University, 3.9 mi to get to North Carolina State Capitol, and 0.9 mi to get to Carter-Finley Stadium.