Purcell station

Purcell, OK
The station at Purcell in February 2017. The James C. Nance Memorial Bridge (U.S. Route 77 / State Highway 39) over the Canadian River is in the distance.
General information
LocationEast Main Street and North Santa Fe Avenue
Purcell, Oklahoma
United States
Coordinates35°00′43″N 97°21′26″W / 35.0120°N 97.3573°W / 35.0120; -97.3573
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PUR
History
OpenedJune 15, 1999 (Heartland Flyer)[1]
ClosedOctober 8, 1979 (Lone Star)[2]
RebuiltJune 14, 2001[3]
Passengers
FY 20231,436[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Fort Worth
 Heartland Flyer Norman
toward Oklahoma City
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star Norman
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Noble
toward Newton
 Newton–Purcell Terminus
Terminus Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
 Wayne
toward Galveston
Kirfort
toward Chickasha
 Chickasha–Purcell Terminus
Location
Map

Purcell (Amtrak: PUR) is an Amtrak station in Purcell, Oklahoma. The station is serviced by Amtrak's daily Heartland Flyer, which travels from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Fort Worth, Texas.

  1. ^ "All Aboard! Amtrak Taking Reservations". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 9, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Lone Star Gone: Amtrak Routes Shrink". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. October 10, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Sutter, Ellie (June 15, 2001). "Purcell Depot Gets Dedicated". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.