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Minot (Amtrak station)
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The Minot Amtrak station is a train station in Minot, North Dakota
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is located at the site of the former Great Northern Railway station, adjacent to the Minot Public Library, and quite close to Minot's City Hall.
Minot is a service stop for Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
which serves six other cities in North Dakota
. This is the only scheduled service stop between Minneapolis, Minnesota
and Havre, Montana
. The Minot station features the most boardings and detrainings of any Amtrak station in the state, with an average of about 110 passengers boarding or detraining at the station each day in FY2010.
The station was built in 1905 by the Great Northern Railway. It originally featured a brick exterior and a gabled roof. In 1975, the station was modernized; a stucco exterior and a flat roofline drastically altered the appearance of the depot. According to Great American Stations, the Amtrak Depot Restoration Committee used federal, state, and city funds to renovate the station in recent years. In 2008, the brick exterior and gabled roof were restored, and future renovation of the interior is planned.
The platform, tracks, and station building are all owned by BNSF Railway
.
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
served by Amtrak
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...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is located at the site of the former Great Northern Railway station, adjacent to the Minot Public Library, and quite close to Minot's City Hall.
Minot is a service stop for Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
which serves six other cities in North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. This is the only scheduled service stop between Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
and Havre, Montana
Havre, Montana
Havre is a city in, and the county seat of, Hill County, Montana, United States. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. The population was 9,621 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. The Minot station features the most boardings and detrainings of any Amtrak station in the state, with an average of about 110 passengers boarding or detraining at the station each day in FY2010.
The platform, tracks, and station building are all owned by BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
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