NC By Train

A Piedmont train at Raleigh Union Station

Eight Piedmont trains, owned and operated by the N.C. Department of Transportation, offer daily service to Charlotte, Kannapolis, Salisbury, High Point, Greensboro, Burlington, Durham, Cary and Raleigh.

Schedules are subject to change without notice. Times are departure times unless indicated by (ar) for arrival times.

* indicates checked baggage service available at stop

† indicates connector service is available at stop

Southbound Train 71

Raleigh to Charlotte

City	Departure Time
Raleigh, N.C.	6:30 a.m.
Cary, N.C.	6:42 a.m.
Durham, N.C.	7:02 a.m.
Greensboro, N.C.	8:01 a.m.
Kannapolis, N.C.	8:59 a.m.
Charlotte, N.C.	(ar) 9:28 a.m.

Northbound Train 72

Charlotte to Raleigh

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Charlotte, N.C.^*	10:25 a.m.
Kannapolis, N.C.	10:50 a.m.
Salisbury, N.C.	11:06 a.m.
High Point, N.C.^†	11:40 a.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	11:59 a.m.
Burlington, N.C.	12:21 p.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	1:02 p.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	1:28 p.m.
Raleigh, N.C.^*	(ar) 1:41 p.m.

Southbound Train 73

Raleigh to Charlotte

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Raleigh, N.C.^*	10:00 a.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	10:12 a.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	10:32 a.m.
Burlington, N.C.	11:08 a.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	11:35 a.m.
High Point, N.C.^†	11:52 a.m.
Salisbury, N.C.	12:25 p.m.
Kannapolis, N.C.	12:42 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C.^*	(ar) 1:10 p.m.

Northbound Train 74

Charlotte to Raleigh

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Charlotte, N.C.^*	2:20 p.m.
Kannapolis, N.C.	2:45 p.m.
Salisbury, N.C.	3:01 p.m.
High Point, N.C.^†	3:35 p.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	3:54 p.m.
Burlington, N.C.	4:15 p.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	5:01 p.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	5:22 p.m.
Raleigh, N.C.^*	(ar) 5:36 p.m.

Southbound Train 75

Raleigh to Charlotte

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Raleigh, N.C.^*	12:45 p.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	12:57 p.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	1:17 p.m.
Burlington, N.C.	1:55 p.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	2:20 p.m.
High Point, N.C.^†	2:37 p.m.
Salisbury, N.C.	3:11 p.m.
Kannapolis, N.C.	3:27 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C.^*	(ar) 3:55 p.m.

Northbound Train 76

Charlotte to Raleigh

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Charlotte, N.C.^*	5:00 p.m.
Kannapolis, N.C.	5:25 p.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	6:25 p.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	7:23 p.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	7:45 p.m.
Raleigh, N.C.^*	(ar) 7:59 p.m.

Southbound Train 77

Raleigh to Charlotte

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Raleigh, N.C.^*	3:15 p.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	3:27 p.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	3:47 p.m.
Burlington, N.C.	4:26 p.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	4:51 p.m.
	5:08 p.m.
Salisbury, N.C.	5:41 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C.^*	(ar) 6:21 p.m.

Northbound Train 78

Charlotte to Raleigh

Table Caption
City	Departure Time
Charlotte, N.C.^*	7:45 p.m.
Salisbury, N.C.	8:22 p.m.
	8:56 p.m.
Greensboro, N.C.^*	9:15 p.m.
Burlington, N.C.	9:37 p.m.
Durham, N.C.^*	10:17 p.m.
Cary, N.C.^*	10:38 p.m.
Raleigh, N.C.^*	(ar) 10:52 p.m.

Services & On-Board Features

Table Caption
Service	Details
On-Board Amenities	Wi-Fi and electrical outlets Lounge car with vending machines Diaper-changing stations Volunteer train hosts
Bike Racks	Limited availability Reservation required when making advanced ticket reservation No handling fee More details
Boxed Bikes	Handled only at stations with checked baggage service $15 box cost $10 handling fee More details
Baggage	Carry-on and checked baggage at select stations

Last updated Feb. 20, 2025

Stations

Schedules

Deals

Passenger Services

Piedmont

Southbound Train 71

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound Train 72

Charlotte to Raleigh

Southbound Train 73

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound Train 74

Charlotte to Raleigh

Southbound Train 75

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound Train 76

Charlotte to Raleigh

Southbound Train 77

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound Train 78

Charlotte to Raleigh

Services & On-Board Features

Stations

Schedules

Deals

Passenger Services

Piedmont

Southbound Train 71

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound ​Train 72

Charlotte to Raleigh

Southbound Train 73​

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound ​Train 74

Charlotte to Raleigh

Southbound Train 75

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound Train 76

Charlotte to Raleigh

Southbound Train 77

Raleigh to Charlotte

Northbound Train 78​​

Charlotte to Raleigh

Services & On-Board Features

Northbound Train 72

Southbound Train 73

Northbound Train 74

Northbound Train 78