Spokane Intermodal Center

The Spokane Intermodal Center is an intermodal transport facility located in Spokane, Washington, United States. It serves as a service stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder, as well as the Greyhound, Trailways, and Jefferson Lines station for Spokane. The Empire Builder provides service daily between Chicago, Illinois and Spokane before continuing on to Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon.[Note 1]

Spokane Intermodal Center
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location221 West 1st Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201[1]
United States
Coordinates47.6563°N 117.4153°W / 47.6563; -117.4153
Owned byCity of Spokane
Line(s)BNSF Railway Spokane Subdivision
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks5
ConnectionsAmtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Greyhound Lines
Northwestern Trailways
Jefferson Lines
Travel Washington
Spokane Transit Authority
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes; paid
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeSPK
History
OpenedMarch 5, 1891[2]
Rebuilt1994
Passengers
201846,784[3]  7.08%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ephrata
toward Seattle
 Empire Builder Sandpoint
toward Chicago
Pasco
toward Portland
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ephrata
toward Seattle
 North Coast Hiawatha Sandpoint
toward Chicago
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Marshall
toward Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Hauser
toward St. Paul
Marshall
toward Coulee City
 Washington Central Branch Terminus
Terminus Spokane – Lewiston Marshall
toward Lewiston
Location
Spokane Intermodal Center
Location in Washington
Spokane Intermodal Center
Location in the United States

The station was built in 1891 for the Northern Pacific Railway. It was remodeled in 1994 to allow buses to share the station, creating an intermodal facility.

Since 1981, when the westbound Empire Builder arrives in the middle of the night, the first six Superliner cars (five passenger cars, a diner and a baggage car) go to King Street Station in Seattle, while a single locomotive from Spokane takes the last four cars (the Sightseer Lounge, two coaches and a sleeper) to Portland Union Station. The eastbound trains join in Spokane in the middle of the night and run combined to Chicago Union Station. (The next eastbound stop is in Sandpoint, Idaho and the next westbound stops are in Ephrata, Washington for the Seattle section and Pasco, Washington for the Portland section.) In pre-Amtrak days, the Empire Builder split into Seattle and Portland sections at Spokane for most of the 1940s and 1950s.[5][6]

The station located just north of Interstate 90 and is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of the Spokane campus of the University of Washington and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the campus of Gonzaga University.

The station, parking lot, and passenger platform are owned by the City of Spokane. The tracks are owned by BNSF Railway.[7]

Boardings and alightings
Year 2011[8]2012[9]2013[10]2014[11]2015[12]2016[13]2017[14]2018 [3]
Total 46,79862,77363,97553,50050,36551,21150,34746,784
YOY Difference -15,9751,202-10,475-3,135846-864-3,563
YOY Difference % -34.14%1.91%-16.37%-5.86%1.68%-1.69%-7.08%

Notes
  1. As of 6 October 2013, the westbound trains (Routes 7 & 27) are scheduled to arrive together at 1:40 am and depart to Seattle (Route 7) at 2:15 am and to Portland (Route 27) at 2:45 am. The eastbound train from Portland (Route 28) is scheduled to arrive at 12:13 and the train from Seattle (Route 8) at 12:45 am. Both trains are scheduled to depart together at 1:30 am.[4]

References
  1. "Spokane, WA (SPK)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 3 Jan 2014.
  2. "One of the Finest: The New Northern Pacific Passenger Depot Opened". Spokane Falls Review. March 5, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fact sheet: Amtrak in Washington" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. "Empire Builder" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 6 Oct 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 3 Jan 2014.
  5. May 4, 1947 Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder194706.html
  6. June 10, 1956 Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder195607.html
  7. "Great American Stations: Spokane, WA (SPK)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 3 Jan 2014.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  9. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  10. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  11. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  12. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  13. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2017.
  14. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Washington" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. Nov 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

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