Grand Forks (Amtrak station)
| Grand Forks | |||||||||||
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 The station from the parking lot entrance |
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| Address | 5555 DeMers Avenue Grand Forks, ND 58201 |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||
| Baggage check | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1982 | ||||||||||
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| Code | GFK | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 17,201[1]  13% |
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The Grand Forks Amtrak station is a train station in western Grand Forks, North Dakota served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.
It is located at a railroad wye where Amtrak trains turn south. The station was built by Amtrak in 1982, replacing the use of a Great Northern station downtown and allowing Amtrak to serve the city without having to go downtown and then back up. For a while before the station officially opened, trains stopped here and passengers were bussed to and from the old station.[2] The former Great Northern station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990.
Grand Forks is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder. Of the seven North Dakota stations served by Amtrak, Grand Forks was the fourth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 55 passengers daily.[3] The station is owned by Amtrak. The platform and tracks are owned by BNSF Railway.
[edit] Gallery
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An eastbound Empire Builder pulled into the wye.
[edit] References
- ^ "Grand Forks, ND (GFK)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/GFK. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Empire Builder 75th Anniversary (Great Northern Railway Historical Society)
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NORTHDAKOTA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
[edit] External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Grand Forks, ND
- Grand Forks Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- kfyrtv.com
Coordinates: 47°55′03″N 97°06′39″W / 47.917411°N 97.110911°W
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