Norman (Amtrak station)

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Norman Depot
Station statistics
Address 200 South Jones Avenue
Norman, OK 73069
Lines Heartland Flyer
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Parking Free
Other information
Opened 1909
Rebuilt 2003
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code NOR
Owned by City of Norman
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 11,033 ▼ 0.6%

The Norman Depot serves a dual function in the Norman, Oklahoma, community. As a passenger rail station it is served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer and as a community center it houses a local non-profit arts association[1]. The depot is also available to rent as a meeting space.

Community volunteers serve as "depot hosts" meeting passengers using the morning (southbound) train. Performing Arts Studio volunteers open Monday through Friday mornings. Passenger Rail Oklahoma[2] volunteers open the depot as "depot hosts" on weekend mornings and occasionally in the evening. Passneger Rail Oklahoma is a grass roots organization dedicated to the expansion of passenger rail services in Oklahoma.

The depot is located at milepost 401.8 of the BNSF Railway's Red Rock subdivision.

[edit] Depot History

The depot was constructed in 1909 by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. It was originally served by trains of its builder, including the Texas Chief. After Amtrak's establishment in 1971, it was served by a train of the same name, renamed in 1974 to the Lone Star. Those trains served points as far away as Chicago, Illinois and Galveston, Texas. Service was discontinued on October 9, 1979, and no passenger train service was available until June of 1999, when the Heartland Flyer was instituted between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas.

The architectural design of the depot is a modified Mission Santa Fe county seat standard plan[3].

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Performing Arts Studio (HTML) (English). Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ Passenger Rail Oklahoma (HTML) (English). Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  3. ^ Portraits of Historic Norman (PDF) (English) pp 6. City of Norman Historic District Commission (2001). Retrieved on 2007-10-30.

[edit] See also


Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Terminus
 Heartland Flyer
toward Fort Worth