Fargo (Amtrak station)

Fargo
Station statistics
Address	420 4th Street North Fargo, ND 58102
Coordinates	46.8810°N 96.7861°W / 46.8810; -96.7861
Lines	Empire Builder
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Parking	Yes; free
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	1920
Rebuilt	1995
Accessible
Code	FAR
Owned by	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	16,968  20%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Grand Forks toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Detroit Lakes toward Chicago

The Fargo Amtrak station is a train station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. While the largest city in North Dakota, Fargo has only the third-most rail passenger traffic in the state, behind Minot and Williston. This is chiefly because Amtrak's daily Empire Builder, which makes stops in six other North Dakota cities, stops in Fargo during the middle of night - between 2 and 4 AM - on both its eastbound and westbound journeys. In Amtrak's 2010 fiscal year, an average of about 60 passengers boarded or detrained at the station each day

Fargo Station was originally built by the Great Northern Railway in 1920. The platform, tracks, and station are currently all owned by BNSF Railway. The station is currently located in the former BNSF freight house. The fomer main station building is now home to Great Northern Bicycle Co.

External links

Media related to Fargo (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Fargo, ND
• Fargo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Great Northern Bicycle Co

As a Great Northern Railway Depot, Summer 1939.