Glasgow station (Montana)

Glasgow station is a train station in Glasgow, Montana. The station is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder line. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway.[4]

Glasgow, MT
Glasgow station platform, looking east, August 2001
General information
Location424 1st Avenue South
Glasgow, Montana
United States
Coordinates48.1950°N 106.6363°W / 48.1950; -106.6363
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Milk River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: GGW
History
OpenedJune 18, 1893[1][2]
Passengers
FY20194,751[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Malta
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Wolf Point
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Paisley
toward Seattle
 Main Line Whately
toward St. Paul

In 2005, Glasgow saw 4.5% of Montana's twelve passenger stations’ total traffic.[5]: 37 

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
  1. Allen 1893, p. 500.
  2. "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  4. "Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
  5. Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013.


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