Fargo station

Fargo, ND
Fargo station, May 2017. The former Great Northern depot is on the left while the closed-off platform is on the right.
General information
Location420 4th Street North
Fargo, North Dakota
United States
Coordinates46°52′52″N 96°47′10″W / 46.8810°N 96.7861°W / 46.8810; -96.7861
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF KO Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: FAR
History
Opened1906
Rebuilt1995
Passengers
FY 202317,545[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Grand Forks
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Detroit Lakes
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Grand Forks
toward Seattle
Empire Builder
until 1979
Breckenridge
toward Chicago
Valley City
toward Seattle
North Coast Hiawatha Detroit Lakes
toward Chicago
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Harwood
toward Seattle
Main Line Moorhead
toward St. Paul
Pinkham
toward Seattle
Main Line
Pinkham Devils Lake – Fargo Terminus
Pinkham Portland Junction – Fargo
Great Northern Depot
As a Great Northern Railway Depot in the summer of 1939
Built1906
ArchitectSamuel L. Bartlett
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
Part ofDowntown Fargo District (ID83004064)
Designated CPOctober 13, 1983.[2]
Location
Map

Fargo Station is a train station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder. It is the only railway station in use in the Fargo-Moorhead area and is the third-busiest in North Dakota. The platform, tracks, and station are currently all owned by BNSF Railway. The station is currently located in the former BNSF freight house. The former main station building is now home to Great Northern Bicycle Co.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Roberts, Norene A. (December 4, 1982). "Downtown Fargo District". Minneapolis: National Park Service. p. 22. Retrieved April 28, 2020.