Rugby station (North Dakota)

Rugby

The Amtrak station in Rugby with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway freight train in the station.
Location 201 West Dewey Street
Rugby, ND, 58368
Coordinates 48°22′11″N 99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°W / 48.3697; -99.9977Coordinates: 48°22′11″N 99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°W / 48.3697; -99.9977
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s)
  Empire Builder
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code RUG
History
Opened 1907
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 4,161[1] Decrease 2.2%
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 Samuel L. Bartlett
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 91001466[2]
Added to NRHP September 26, 1991[3]

Rugby is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. 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, FY2016, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Pierce County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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