Hillsborough station is a planned infill train station in Hillsborough, North Carolina, located on the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR). According to town officials, the station building will be closely modeled on the Kannapolis station.[1] When it is completed, Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont will serve the station.[2][3] It will be the nearest Amtrak station to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hillsborough, NC
Future station site photographed in 2016
General information
Location	US 70 Business near Churton Street Hillsborough, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	36.06817°N 79.09803°W / 36.06817; -79.09803
Owned by	Town of Hillsborough
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Burlington toward Charlotte Carolinian Durham toward New York Piedmont Durham toward Raleigh

History

The city purchased the 20-acre (8.1 ha) parcel around c. 2009 to construct a rail station.[4]

Plans originally called for a station near the intersection of Churton Street (old NC 86) and US 70 Business to be completed by 2015 at a cost of $8.9 million.[5] After unanticipated delays between NCRR, Norfolk Southern Railway and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, construction was initially scheduled for 2019–2020 with $7.2 million currently budgeted and a projected cost of $8.4 million.[1] However, after further delays, the Hillsborough town commission signed an interlocal agreement with GoTriangle and NCDOT in April 2020, with construction slated for 2027 on a budget of $8.1 million.[6]

References

External links

Town of Hillsborough's station planning webpage

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