The 10,000-square-foot depot, in the historic Walker Warehouse Building at 601 W. Main St., replaces the interim station on West Chapel Hill Street.

Four Amtrak trains will provide daily service to Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte, eight other North Carolina cities, and to the Northeast. The expanded station hours are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The station offers limited short- and long-term parking.

Travelers should arrive at least 30 minutes before their train's departure to ensure time for ticketing and baggage check-in.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Friday.

North Carolina's Amtrak Piedmont and Carolinian trains are sponsored by the N.C. Department of Transportation and paid for through state funding, Amtrak and passenger fares.

Complete schedule and train information is available at www.bytrain.org or by calling 800-298-7246.