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==Transportation== ===Passenger=== * Air: Wake Forest is served by [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport]], which is located {{convert|20|mi|km}} southwest of the town in northwestern Wake County. * Interstate Highway: Wake Forest can be accessed by [[Interstate 85|I-85]] and [[Interstate 40|I-40]]. The town is located to the east of I-85 and north of I-40. * Wake Forest is not currently served directly by passenger trains. [[Amtrak]] serves nearby Raleigh. [[NCDOT]] expects to extend the [[Piedmont (train)|''Piedmont'']] service from Raleigh to a new Wake Forest train station by 2030 as part of the [[Raleigh-Richmond S-Line Project]] to build [[higher-speed rail]] between Raleigh and [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Ground breaking on the project began on July 1, 2024.<ref name="MT20231215">{{cite news |work=[[Charlotte Observer]] |via=Mass Transit magazine |title=NC: NCDOT got $1.1 billion to build a railroad in Wake County. What does that buy? |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/53080703/nc-ncdot-got-11-billion-to-build-a-railroad-in-wake-county-what-does-that-buy |first=Richard |last=Stradling |date=December 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>Charles Duncan, Spectrum News, December 6, 2023 "$1B grant will help make high speed rail a reality from Raleigh to Richmond" https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2023/12/06/high-speed-rail-raleigh-richmond</ref><ref>Ahmed Jallow, NC Newsline, July 2, 2024 "Buttigieg, Cooper break ground on new Raleigh-to-Richmond high speed rail line" https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/buttigieg-cooper-break-ground-on-new-raleigh-to-richmond-high-speed-rail-line/</ref> * Local bus: The [[Triangle Transit Authority]] operates buses that serve the region and connect to municipal bus systems in Raleigh, [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], and [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]. ===Roads=== * Wake Forest is located off [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US 1]] (also known as [[Capital Boulevard]] in northern Wake County), a major north–south [[U.S. Highway]] that serves the [[East Coast of the United States]]. * Other highways that run through the area include [[North Carolina Highway 96|NC 96]] and [[North Carolina Highway 98|NC 98]].
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