High Point (Amtrak station)
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The High Point Amtrak Station, located in High Point, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....

, is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent
Crescent (Amtrak)
The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns, on the same route, as train 20. Most of the route of...

, Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont collectively refers to two state-supported Amtrak services in North Carolina:*the Carolinian, a daily train between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City...

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The street address is 100 West High Avenue, and is located in the heart of historic downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....

 High Point. High Point Station was originally built in 1907 by the Southern Railway and restored by the city between 2002 and 2003. The station also provides Thruway Motorcoach service to Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...

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Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, High Point was the ninth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 85 passengers daily.

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