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Amtrak Completes Upgrades at North Carolina Station
The project is part of the ongoing and companywide commitment at Amtrak to ensure a safe, efficient, and comfortable travel experience for customers.
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Amtrak announced that renovations at the G.K. Butterfield Station in Wilson, N.C., are now complete. Amtrak completed the $4 million project in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and in cooperation with the City of Wilson, North Carolina Department of Transportation, and CSX to improve the station.
The Amtrak Carolinian and Palmetto provide daily service to the station at 401 East Nash St. The Carolinian operates between Charlotte and New York and is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and operated by Amtrak and paid for through state funding and passenger fares. The Palmetto travels between New York and Savannah, Ga. The Wilson station also offers Thruway Bus connection for travel to eastern North Carolina.
The Wilson station gives customers access to a 435-foot-long concrete platform featuring additional lighting, guardrails and signage. The platform provides a sturdy, uniform surface for customers to board on and off the train and includes a detectable warning system along the edge of the platform. The system is a hazard warning to alert customers who are blind or have low vision if they are close to the platform edge.
Customers will find accessible paths of travel to and from the station, parking spaces, the Thruway bus section, and the intersection of Nash and Lodge streets.
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