Libby station

Libby, MT
Libby station in May 2017.
General information
Location100 Mineral Avenue
Libby, Montana
United States
Coordinates48°23′42″N 115°32′56″W / 48.3949°N 115.5488°W / 48.3949; -115.5488
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Kootenai River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LIB
History
OpenedJune 18, 1893[1][2]
RebuiltOctober 15, 1940–January 24, 1941[3][4]
Passengers
FY 20234,103[5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sandpoint
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Whitefish
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Kootenai Falls
toward Seattle
Main Line Ripley
toward St. Paul
Location
Map

Libby station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Libby, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway.[6][7]

  1. ^ Allen 1893, p. 500.
  2. ^ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Depot Work Starts". The Great Falls Tribune. October 16, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Great Northern's Libby Station is Open for Business". The Great Falls Tribune. January 26, 1941. p. 36. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  7. ^ 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. Retrieved 2007-02-02.