The town of Hillsborough may get a train station. The N.C. Department of Transportation and Amtrak have said that a rail stop there may be financially viable, after Mayor Tom Stevens, at the behest of a number of citizens, asked for a formal study of the possibility. Before Hillsborough would get a stop, the town would have to work through a complex long-term transportation plan as well as seek funding. Early estimates put construction costs between $1 and $6 million.