Charlotte, North Carolina

====Intercity transportation====
{{See also|Charlotte station (Amtrak)}}
Charlotte is served daily by three [[Amtrak]] routes with ten daily trips from a station on North Tryon Street, just outside downtown.
* The ''[[Crescent (Amtrak)|Crescent]]'' connects Charlotte with New York, [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.]]; [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]], and [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] to the north, and [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]] and [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] to the south. It arrives overnight once in each direction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amtrakguide.com/routes/crescent/|title=Crescent Train – Amtrak Guide|website=amtrakguide.com|date=October 14, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> 
* The ''[[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]]'' connects Charlotte with New York; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]; [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]; [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]; and Greensboro. Charlotte is the southern terminus, with the northbound train leaving just before the morning rush and the southbound train arriving in the evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amtrakguide.com/routes/carolinian/|title=Carolinian Train|website=Amtrakguide.com|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>
* The ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]'', a regional companion of the ''Carolinian'', connects Charlotte with Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh with three daily round trips. Charlotte is the southern terminus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amtrakguide.com/routes/piedmont/|title=Piedmont Train: Schedule and Stations|website=Amtrakguide.com|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>

Charlotte is also served by both [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] and low-cost curbside carrier [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]]. Charlotte is a service stop for Greyhound routes running to Atlanta, Detroit, [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], New York and Philadelphia. It is also a stop for buses running out of Megabus' hub in Atlanta, with connections to Megabus' northeastern routes out of New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-station-340219|title=Charlotte Bus Station – Greyhound|website=greyhound.com|access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref>

The city is planning a new centralized downtown multimodal station called [[Gateway Station (Charlotte, North Carolina)|Gateway Station]]. It is expected to house Amtrak, Greyhound and the future LYNX Red Line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/17/group-petitions-norfolk-southern-change-policy-get-lynx-red-line-project-back-track/|title=Group petitions Norfolk Southern to change policy to get Lynx Red Line project back on track|last=Pauroso|first=Paige|date=March 17, 2021|website=WBTV.com|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref> It is under construction at the former site of the Greyhound station; Greyhound is currently operating from a temporary station nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox46.com/charlotte/charlotte-gateway-station-makes-progress-development-underway-surrounding-project/|title=Charlotte Gateway Station makes progress; development underway surrounding project|last=Baldeck|first=Brett|date=April 6, 2021|website=Fox46.com|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>