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Detroit Lakes (Amtrak station)
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Detroit Lakes is a train station in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
, served by Amtrak
, the United States
national railroad passenger system. The building was originally built by the Northern Pacific Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
since 1988.
Detroit Lakes is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
. Of the six Minnesota stations served by Amtrak, Detroit Lakes was the sixth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 13 passengers daily.
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
-Demographics:As of the official census of 2000, there were 7,348 people, 3,319 households, and 1,845 families permanently residing in the city. The population density was 980.4 people per square mile . There were 3,782 housing units at an average density of 504.6 per square mile...
, served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
national railroad passenger system. The building was originally built by the Northern Pacific Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since 1988.
Detroit Lakes is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
. Of the six Minnesota stations served by Amtrak, Detroit Lakes was the sixth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 13 passengers daily.