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Coordinates: 48°08′34″N 103°37′16″W / 48.1429°N 103.6211°W / 48.1429; -103.6211
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For the Long Island Rail Road station in East Williston, New York, see East Williston (LIRR station).
Williston, ND
General information
Location1 South Main Street
Williston, ND 58801
Coordinates48°08′34″N 103°37′16″W / 48.1429°N 103.6211°W / 48.1429; -103.6211
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Railway Glasgow Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeWTN
History
Opened1910
Rebuilt2010
Passengers
201628,062[1] Decrease 27.3%
Services
Local information, payphones, restrooms, vending machines
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Template:Amtrak lines

Williston is a train station in Williston, North Dakota, served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The brick station was built in 1910 by the Great Northern Railway[2] and is located at the southern end of Williston's downtown. An interior and exterior restoration, begun in 2010 and costing almost $2 million, has returned the station to its original look.[2]

With the recent opening of new oil fields in North Dakota in the 21st century, many oil production workers now also board and detrain in Williston, adding additional passengers to the route. Ridership at the station had a particular spike in Amtrak's 2012 fiscal year, when ridership grew by almost 82 percent to 54,324 from 29,920 the year before (though 2011 ridership had been partly degraded due to flooding along the route).[3][4] Patronage tapered off in 2013 and 2014, however, partly due to worsening on-time reliability of the train during that period.[5][6] Until the end of fiscal 2016, Williston had been North Dakota's busiest Amtrak station, and it had held that position since 2011 or earlier. It is still the state's second-busiest station, behind Minot.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Williston, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


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