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The ''Piedmont'' provides an additional trip over the 173-mile (278 km) section of the line between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina . There is one train a day leaving Raleigh at 7:05am, arriving in Charlotte by 10:14am. It begins the return journey from Charlotte at 5:30pm and returns to Raleigh at 8:40pm. Only coach service is provided.

The ''Carolinian'' and ''Piedmont'' are financed jointly by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department Of Transportation .


ROUTE DETAILS

The tracks used were originally part of the Pennsylvania Railroad , Richmond, Fredericksburg And Potomac Railroad , Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway systems. The following lines are used:


STATION STOPS

The ''Carolinian'' runs as train 79 southbound and 80 northbound; the ''Piedmont'' is 73 southbound and 74 northbound. The following station stops are made:
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