Rugby station (North Dakota)
Rugby is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local Lions Club chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station.[4] The former Great Northern Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991.[2]
Rugby, ND | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Amtrak station in Rugby with a BNSF Railway freight train in the station. | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 201 West Dewey Street Rugby, ND, 58368 | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48.3697°N 99.9977°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | BNSF Railway | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Railway Devils Lake Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Station code | RUG | |||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 4,102[1] 1.86% | |||||||||||||||||
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Great Northern Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Rugby, North Dakota | |||||||||||||||||
Built | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
Architect | Great Northern Railway and Samuel L. Bartlett | |||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Tudor Revival | |||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 91001466[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | September 26, 1991[3] |
Rugby is served daily by Amtrak's Empire Builder. The platform, tracks, and station are all owned by BNSF Railway.
References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- Pierce County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
External links
- Media related to Rugby (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby, ND – Amtrak
- Rugby Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
- Amtrak Depot (Rugby Area Chamber of Commerce)
- Rugby, ND (RUG) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
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