Chemult (Amtrak station)
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The Chemult Station is an Amtrak
train station
in Chemult, Oregon
. There are currently approximately 9,000 passenger trips at the Chemult facility each year, per the Oregon Dept. of Transportation. It is not staffed and only consists of a platform structure and a warming shelter, and is the subject of much criticism as being too small.
Trains must make a double stop at the station because the cement platform is so short.
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach offers connecting service to Bend, Oregon
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Of the seven Oregon stations served by Amtrak, Chemult was the sixth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 25 passengers daily.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Chemult, Oregon
Chemult, Oregon
Chemult is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, on U.S. Route 97. Chemult has a population of about 300 people. Chemult's elevation is ....
. There are currently approximately 9,000 passenger trips at the Chemult facility each year, per the Oregon Dept. of Transportation. It is not staffed and only consists of a platform structure and a warming shelter, and is the subject of much criticism as being too small.
Trains must make a double stop at the station because the cement platform is so short.
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach offers connecting service to Bend, Oregon
Bend, Oregon
Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...
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Of the seven Oregon stations served by Amtrak, Chemult was the sixth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 25 passengers daily.