Devils Lake station
Devils Lake station is a train station in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder train, which stops in six other North Dakota cities.
Devils Lake, ND | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Devils Lake station, May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railroad Avenue and Third Street Devils Lake, North Dakota United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48.1104°N 98.8615°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Devils Lake Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: DVL | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 18, 1893[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2022 | 2,803[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Devils Lake Great Northern Railway Passenger Depot | |||||||||||||||||
| Designated | October 24, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Devils Lake Commercial District | |||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 89001675[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | None Specified | |||||||||||||||||
The station was originally built in the early 1900s by the Great Northern Railway and has been a contributing property to the Devils Lake Commercial District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989, along with the Bangs-Wineman Block and the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse.[5]
Station layout
| Side platform, doors will open on the left, right | |
| Westbound/ Eastbound |
← Empire Builder toward Seattle or Portland (Rugby) Empire Builder toward Chicago (Grand Forks) → |
| No service | ← No passenger service → |
Bibliography
- Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
References
- Allen 1893, p. 500.
- "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- Ramsey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (District - #89001675)
External links
Media related to Devils Lake (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons- Devils Lake, ND – Amtrak
- Devils Lake, ND – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Devils Lake Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
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