Sandpoint (Amtrak station)
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| Sandpoint | |||
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| Address | 450 Railroad Avenue Sandpoint, ID 83864 |
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| Code | SPT | ||
| Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||
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| Passengers (2006) | 5,789  3.4% |
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Sandpoint, Idaho is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Sandpoint, Idaho, and the only stop the Builder makes in Idaho. The station had 5,789 boardings during Amtrak's 2006 fiscal year, an increase of 190 boardings from FY2005. The station, parking lot, platforms and track are owned by BNSF Railway.[1][2]
The station building is the oldest remaining active passenger depot of the former Northern Pacific Railway.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is known therein as the Sandpoint Burlington Northern Railway Station, or as the Northern Pacific Depot.[4]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Amtrak - Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2005, State of Idaho (PDF). Amtrak (October 2006). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Amtrak - Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places, Idaho - Bonner County. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on February 5, 2002.
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