Purcell station

Purcell is a train station in Purcell, Oklahoma, United States, served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train. This is the second station in this location to serve Amtrak. The original Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot was torn down in the 1990s; its last service was the Lone Star, discontinued in 1979. The current brick depot was completed in 2001 with a grant from the Great American Stations Foundation.[2]

Purcell, OK
The station at Purcell in February 2017. The James C. Nance Memorial Bridge (U.S. Route 77 / State Highway 39) over the Canadian River is in the distance.
LocationEast Main Street and North Santa Fe Avenue
Purcell, OK 73080
Coordinates35.0120°N 97.3573°W / 35.0120; -97.3573
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codePUR
History
Opened2001
Passengers
20171,860[1] 9.86%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Fort Worth
Heartland Flyer Norman
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Dallas or Houston
Lone Star Norman
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Noble
toward Newton
Newton Purcell Terminus
Terminus Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
Wayne
toward Galveston
Kirfort
toward Chickasha
Chickasha Purcell Terminus

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "Purcell, OK (PUR)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 18 November 2011.


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