Midway (Amtrak station)
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| Midway | |
| Station statistics | |
|---|---|
| Address | 730 Transfer Road St. Paul, MN 55114 |
| Lines | Empire Builder |
| Platforms | Low |
| Parking | Yes; free |
| Baggage check | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Accessible |  |
| Code | MSP |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2007) | 133,100 ▼ 3% |
Midway Station is the Amtrak train station in Saint Paul, Minnesota, so named because it is roughly halfway between the downtowns of St. Paul and neighboring Minneapolis. Its Amtrak station code is MSP. It combined the services of the Saint Paul Union Depot and the Great Northern Railway depot in Minneapolis when it opened in the 1970s. The only rail service at this station is the Empire Builder, which stops here for a brief layover. Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus service is available to connect to Duluth, Minnesota (rail service to that city ended in 1985).
As of April 2006, westbound trains to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon are scheduled to arrive at 10:31 p.m. and depart at 11:15 p.m. CST/CDT. Eastbound trains to Chicago arrive at 7:05 a.m. and depart at 7:35 a.m..
It is located adjacent to tracks owned by the Minnesota Commercial Railway and marks a dvision point between running on the Canadian Pacific Railway (former Milwaukee Roadtracks between Chicago and St. Paul) and the BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway tracks between St. Paul and Seattle.)
[edit] Other train depots in the Twin Cities
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed - Former Minneapolis destination for Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, and Rock Island passenger trains
- Saint Paul Union Depot - Former St. Paul passenger train destination
- Chicago Great Western Railway Station on south Washington Avenue
- Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Station on north 5th street
- Minneapolis Great Northern Depot - Former Minneapolis destination for Chicago and Northwestern, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific passenger trains
[edit] External links
- St. Paul-Minneapolis Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul's Midway Station (The SubwayNut)
- March 2004 Photo by Greg Smith (Amtrak Photo Archives)
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