West Glacier (Amtrak station)
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| West Glacier | |||
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| Address | U.S. Hwy 2 and Going-to-the-Sun Rd. West Glacier, MT 59936 |
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| Passengers (2006) | 5,786  13.5% |
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| Opened | 1910, 1935 | ||
| Code | WGL | ||
| Owned by | Glacier Natural History Association | ||
West Glacier, Montana is an station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in West Glacier, Montana. The station had 5,786 boardings during Amtrak's 2006 fiscal year, an increase of 686 boardings from FY2005. The station building, constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935, was donated to the Glacier Natural History Association in 1991 and now houses the offices and bookstore of that organization. Amtrak ticketing and other passenger services are not available. The adjacent track and platform continue to be owned by BNSF Railway. The station is historically known as Belton. [1][2]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Amtrak - Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
- ^ Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
[edit] External links
- West Glacier(WGL) Station, Great American Stations website
- Glacier Natural History Association
- Amtrak - Stations - West Glacier, MT
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