Staples (Amtrak station)

Staples

Northern Pacific Railway depot, Staples, Minnesota.
Station statistics
Address First & Fourth Avenues
Staples, MN 56479
Lines
  Empire Builder
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Parking Yes; free
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1902 or 1909
Code SPL
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 5,961[1]  16%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder
toward Chicago
Northern Pacific Railway Depot and Freighthouse
Location: Staples, Minnesota
Built: 1902
Architect: Northern Pacific Railway Engineering Dept
Architectural style: Classic Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 85003613[2]
Added to NRHP: June 13, 2008[3]

Staples is a train station in Staples, Minnesota served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was built in December, 1909, by the Northern Pacific Railway. The architects of the station were Charles A. Reed and Allen H. Stem, who also designed the Northern Pacific's King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, and the New York Central Railroad's Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 2008.[3]

Staples is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder. Of the six Minnesota stations served by Amtrak, Staples was the fifth busiest in Fiscal Year 2010, boarding or detraining an average of fourteen passengers daily.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Staples, MN (SPL)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SPL. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Todd County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-06-13. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20080613.HTM. 
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MINNESOTA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

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