Editing Burlington, North Carolina (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2008-08-22 Burlington train station.jpg|thumb|[[Burlington station (North Carolina)|Burlington Station]]]]
[[Amtrak]]'s [[Piedmont (train)|''Piedmont'']] train connects Burlington to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], and other points in central North Carolina. The [[Carolinian (train)|''Carolinian'']] train continues to [[New York City|New York]] with intermediate stops including [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Baltimore]], and [[Philadelphia]]. [[Burlington station (North Carolina)|Burlington Station]] is situated at 101 North Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burlington, North Carolina |url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/bnc |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.amtrak.com |language=en}}</ref>

Burlington opened its first public transit service, Link Transit, on June 6, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://myfox8.com/2016/06/06/link-transit-bus-system-launches-in-burlington/|title=Link Transit bus system launches in Burlington|date=2016-06-06|work=myfox8.com|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en-US}}</ref> As of September 21, 2017, more than 100,000 people have used the service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/20170921/link-transit-reaches-100k-riders-throws-celebration|title=Link Transit reaches 100K riders, throws celebration|last=Times-News|first=Kate Croxton /|work=The Times|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en}}</ref> In addition, transportation services are available to its residents through the Alamance County Transportation Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alamance County Transportation Authority (ACTA) |url=https://www.visitalamance.com/listing/alamance-county-transportation-authority-(acta)/26/ |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.visitalamance.com |language=en-us}}</ref>  Locals can also ride the BioBus from nearby [[Elon University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navin |first=Joseph |last2=Hobbs |first2=Abigail |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Town Council considers extending Link Transit access to Elon |url=https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2023/02/link-transit-preliminary-steps-elon |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=Elon News Network}}</ref>

Burlington is about 35 miles from the [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] and about 48 miles from [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh-Durham International Airport]] near [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Burlington, North Carolina to Piedmont Triad International Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Burlington,+NC/Piedmont+Triad+International+Airport/@36.114942,-79.8117903,39643m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88532bc4ebd8e3bb:0x8c918d39c58a775e!2m2!1d-79.4372709!2d36.0958949!1m5!1m1!1s0x885304a0c16ebc03:0x7cfb5c322ea44951!2m2!1d-79.9351805!2d36.1043671?entry=ttu |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Burlington, North Carolina to Raleigh-Durham International Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Burlington,+NC/Raleigh-Durham+International+Airport+(RDU),+Brantley+Boulevard,+Morrisville,+NC/@36.0169311,-79.2711804,59472m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88532bc4ebd8e3bb:0x8c918d39c58a775e!2m2!1d-79.4372709!2d36.0958949!1m5!1m1!1s0x89acf0fa028e79cf:0xe38392d241f375ed!2m2!1d-78.7879963!2d35.880079?entry=ttu |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> In addition Burlington is served by three major road corridors including [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]], [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|Interstate 85]], and [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 70]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Burlington |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burlington,+NC/@36.0770313,-79.5509358,17165m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x88532bc4ebd8e3bb:0x8c918d39c58a775e!8m2!3d36.0958949!4d-79.4372709!16zL20vMHljdmY?entry=ttu |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>