Norman Depot

The Norman Depot serves a dual function in the Norman, Oklahoma, community. As a passenger rail station it is served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer and as a community center it houses the Norman Performing Arts Studio, a non-profit arts association.[3] The depot is located at milepost 401.8 of the BNSF Railway's Red Rock subdivision.

Norman Depot
Location200 South Jones Avenue
Norman, OK 73069
Owned byCity of Norman
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingFree
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeNOR
History
Opened1909
Rebuilt2003
Passengers
201713,039[1]  11%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Purcell
toward Fort Worth
 Heartland Flyer Oklahoma City
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Purcell
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star Oklahoma City
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Purcell
Terminus
 Oklahoma Division
First District
 Moore
toward Arkansas City
Santa Fe Depot
(Norman Depot)
Norman Depot
Location in Oklahoma
Norman Depot
Location in the United States
LocationJct.of Abner Norman Dr. and Comanche St., Norman, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°13′11.64″N 97°26′35.16″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Built byAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
ArchitectLungsren & Carlson
Architectural styleMission Revival/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.90002203[2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1991

Community volunteers from the Norman Performing Arts Studio and Passenger Rail Oklahoma[4] serve as "depot hosts" meeting passengers departing on the morning train and those arriving in the evening. The depot is also available to rent as a meeting space.

History

The depot was constructed in 1909 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Its grand opening occurred on November 18, 1909. It was originally served by trains of its builder, including the Texas Chief. After Amtrak's establishment in 1971, the Texas Chief continued serving the station. It was renamed the Lone Star in 1974. Those trains served points as far away as Chicago, Illinois and Galveston, Texas. Service was discontinued on October 9, 1979, and no passenger train service was available until June 1999, when the Heartland Flyer was instituted between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas.

The architectural design of the depot is a modified Mission Santa Fe county seat standard plan.[5]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "The Performing Arts Studio". Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  4. "Passenger Rail Oklahoma". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  5. "Portraits of Historic Norman" (PDF). City of Norman Historic District Commission. 2001. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
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