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The Carolinian trains operate between Charlotte and Raleigh en route to Richmond, Va., Washington D.C. and New York.

Schedules are subject to change without notice. Times are departure times unless indicated by (ar) for arrival times. Due to construction on the Potomac River Bridge in Va., there will be schedule changes for Carolinian Southbound Train 79 from Jan. 12-March 8, 2026.​

^* indicates checked baggage service available at stop
† indicates connector service is available at stop

Southbound Train 79

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• New York City to Raleigh to Charlotte

  Temporary ​schedule change effective: Jan. 12-March 8, 2026

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  ​City	​Departure Time
  ​​New York, N.Y.*	​7:04 a.m.​
  ​Newark, N.J.*	​7:24 a.m.
  ​Metropark, N.J. (temporary) ​	​7:40 a.m.
  ​New Brunswick, N.J. (temporary)	​7:51 a.m.
  ​Trenton, N.J.	​​8:16 a.m.
  ​Philadelphia, Pa.*	​​8:58 a.m.
  ​Wilmington, Del.*	​​9:21​ a.m.
  ​Baltimore, Md.*	​10:13 a.m.
  ​BWI Marshall Airport, Md* (temporary) ​	​10:28 a.m.
  ​Washington, D.C.*	​12:10 p.m.
  ​Alexandria, Va.*	​12:28 p.m.
  ​Quantico, Va.	​​12:58 p.m.
  ​Fredericksburg, Va.	​1:21 p.m.
  ​Richmond, Va.*	​2:38 p.m.
  ​Petersburg, Va.​	​3:15 p.m.
  ​Rocky Mount, N.C.*	​4:48 p.m.
  ​​Wilson, N.C.*†	​5:07 p.m.
  ​Selma, N.C.	​​5:40 p.m.
  ​Raleigh, N.C.	​​6:32 p.m.​
  ​Cary, N.C.*	​6:45 p.m.
  ​Durham, N.C.*​	​7:06 p.m.
  ​Burlington, N.C.	​7:50 p.m.
  ​Greensboro, N.C.*​	​​8:18 p.m.
  ​High Point, N.C.†	​8:34 p.m.
  ​Salisbury, N.C.	​9:08 p.m.
  ​Kannapolis, N.C.	​​9:25 p.m.
  ​Charlotte, N.C.*​​​	​​(ar) 9:58 p.m.

Northbound Train 80

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• Charlotte to Raleigh to New York City

  ​​City ​	​Departure Time
  ​Charlotte, N.C.*	​6:45 a.m.
  ​Kannapolis, N.C.​	​7:10 a.m.
  ​Salisbury, N.C.	​7:28 a.m.
  ​High Point, N.C.†	​8:02 a.m.
  ​Greensboro, N.C.*	​​8:24 a.m.
  ​Burlington​, N.C.	​​8:46 a.m.
  ​Durham, N.C.*	​​9:27 a.m.
  ​Cary, N.C.*	​​9:47 a.m.
  ​Raleigh, N.C.*	​10:13 a.m.
  ​Selma, N.C.	​10:48 a.m.​
  ​Wilson, N.C.*†	​11:18 a.m.
  ​Rocky Mount, N.C.*​	​11:40 a.m.​
  ​Petersburg, Va.	​1:11​​ p.m.
  ​Richmond, Va.*	​2:04 p.m.
  ​Fredericksburg, Va.	​3:00 p.m.​
  ​Quantico, Va.	​3:22 p.m.
  ​Alexandria, Va.*	​​4:03 p.m.
  ​Washington, D.C.*	​​5:15 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
  ​Baltimore, Md.*	​​5:50 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
  ​Wilmington, Del.*	​6:39 p.m.
  ​Philadelphia, Pa.*	​​7:04 p.m.
  ​Trenton, N.J.	​​7:35 p.m.
  ​Newark, N.J.*	​8:12 p.m.
  ​New York, N.Y.*​	​(​​ar) 8:35 p.m.​

Services & On-Board Features

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  ​​Service	​Details
  ​​On-Board Amenities	​Wi-Fi and electrical outlets Dining car with full menu Business Class Service (includes pillow, newspaper and complimentary non-alcoholic beverage) 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​​

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