Chemult (Amtrak station)
| Chemult, OR | |||||||||||
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 The platform at Chemult. |
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| Address | 2nd St. & Depot St., off Hwy. 97[1] | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Redmond Airport Shuttle, Thruway Motorcoach | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Code | CMO | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific Railroad, loaned to Amtrak | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 9,766[2]  7.3% |
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The Chemult Station is an Amtrak train station in Chemult, Oregon. There are currently approximately 9,000 passenger trips at the Chemult facility each year, per the Oregon Dept. of Transportation.[3] It is not staffed and only consists of a platform structure and a warming shelter, and is the subject of much criticism as being too small.[4] Trains must make a double stop at the station because the cement platform is so short.[5]
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach offers connecting service to Bend, Oregon.[4]
[edit] New station
A new Chemult station was built on the site during 2010. The new station cost $600,000 and was built in the Cascadian architecture style.[3] Construction began in May 2010 and was completed in November, in time for a 10 November opening.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak-Stations-Chemult, OR (CMO)". http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=CMO. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Oregon" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/OREGON11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Chemult Train Station/Welcome Center Project". Oregon Department of Transportation. http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION4/Chemult_Train_Station/Chemult_Train_Station.shtml. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ a b Chiang, Chuck (2006-06-14). "Proposed Chemult, Ore., Amtrak station could boost area tourism, officials say". Bend Bulletin.
- ^ "Amtrak Coast Starlight to Chemult-Apr. 2006". http://www.trainweb.org/coaststarlight99/csapr2006.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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Coordinates: 43°13′01″N 121°46′50″W / 43.216874°N 121.780642°W
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