Rugby (Amtrak station)

Rugby
Location 201 West Dewey Street
Rugby, ND, 58368
Coordinates 48°22′11″N 99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°WCoordinates: 48°22′11″N 99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°W
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code RUG
History
Opened 1907
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 4,053[1] Decrease 28.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Empire Builder
toward Chicago
Great Northern Passenger Depot
Location Rugby, North Dakota
Built 1907
Architect Great Northern Railway and Samil L. Bartlett
Architectural style Tudor Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 91001466[2]
Added to NRHP September 26, 1991[3]

The Rugby Amtrak station is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local Lions Club chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station.[4] The former Great Northern Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991.[2]

Rugby is served daily by Amtrak's Empire Builder. The platform, tracks, and station are all owned by BNSF Railway.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pierce County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  4. ↑ Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)

External links

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