Breckenridge station

The Breckenridge station of Breckenridge, Minnesota was built in 1901, serving the Great Northern Railway and successor Burlington Northern until 1971.[1] Thereafter, passenger service continued under Amtrak, but with only a single route through Breckenridge, the Empire Builder. After the North Coast Hiawatha, which ran on the former Northern Pacific Railway line from Minneapolis to Fargo, ended service in 1979, the Empire Builder moved to that corridor.[2][3]

Breckenridge, MN
Inter-city rail station
The previous Breckenridge station, in 1871
General information
Location317 Minnesota Avenue, Breckenridge, Minnesota 56520
Coordinates46.262895°N 96.589430°W / 46.262895; -96.589430
Line(s)BNSF Morris Subdivision
History
Opened1901
ClosedOctober 1, 1979
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fargo
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Morris
toward Chicago
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Wahpeton
toward Seattle
 Main Line Doran
toward St. Paul

References
  1. "Wilkin County Minnesota Railroad Stations".
  2. "GNRHS : Empire Builder".
  3. "Amtrak Shifts Route to St. Cloud After Court Order on Hiawatha". The Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 3, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved November 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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