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Whitefish (Amtrak station)
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Whitefish, Montana is the busiest station stop for the Amtrak
Empire Builder
in Montana
based on ridership. In addition to the Empire Builder, Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach also links the station to Kalispell
and Missoula
, Montana
, USA
. A car rental agency operates a window within the station, so that detraining passengers may pick up rental vehicles right at the station itself. The station and parking lot are owned by the Stumptown Historical Society. BNSF Railway
leases office space on the second floor of the station and owns the platform and track.
The Tudor Revival station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2002 and is known therein as the Great Northern Railway Passenger and Freight Depot and Division Office, or as the Whitefish Depot.
Of the twelve Montana stations served by Amtrak, Whitefish was the busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 180 passengers daily. It is the busiest station stop between the Pacific Ocean
and Midway Station
in St. Paul, Minnesota on the Empire Builder route.
Whitefish marks the western end of the BNSF's Hi Line Subdivision and the eastern end of the Kootenai River Subdivision.
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...
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...
in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
based on ridership. In addition to the Empire Builder, Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach also links the station to Kalispell
Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...
and Missoula
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. A car rental agency operates a window within the station, so that detraining passengers may pick up rental vehicles right at the station itself. The station and parking lot are owned by the Stumptown Historical Society. BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
leases office space on the second floor of the station and owns the platform and track.
The Tudor Revival station building was 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...
in 2002 and is known therein as the Great Northern Railway Passenger and Freight Depot and Division Office, or as the Whitefish Depot.
Of the twelve Montana stations served by Amtrak, Whitefish was the busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 180 passengers daily. It is the busiest station stop between the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
and Midway Station
Midway (Amtrak station)
Midway Station is the Amtrak train station in Saint Paul, Minnesota, so named after the Midway area which is roughly halfway between the downtowns of St. Paul and neighboring Minneapolis. Its Amtrak station code is MSP and serves as the only intercity train station for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul...
in St. Paul, Minnesota on the Empire Builder route.
Whitefish marks the western end of the BNSF's Hi Line Subdivision and the eastern end of the Kootenai River Subdivision.